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Colloid

//ˈkɒlɔɪd// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Glue-like; gelatinous.

    "colloid tumours"

Noun
  1. 1
    A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles. physical
  2. 2
    a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension wordnet
  3. 3
    An intimate mixture of two substances, one of which, called the dispersed phase (or colloid), is uniformly distributed in a finely divided state throughout the second substance, called the dispersion medium (or dispersing medium).
  4. 4
    A particle less than 1 micron in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French colloïde, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) + -oid. Doublet of collage, collagen, and protocol.

Etymology 2

From French colloïde, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) + -oid. Doublet of collage, collagen, and protocol.

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