colloid

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Adj

Glue-like; gelatinous.

Noun

1. (physical) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.
2. 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).
3. A particle less than 1 micron in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

Konzepte

Kolloid

kolloid

kolloidal

Klebrigkeit

Kolloidlösung

Synonyme

colloidal

colloidal dispersion

colloidal matter

colloform

colloidal solution

jelly

colloidal system

Übersetzungen

colloide

colloïde

coloide

colloidale

colloïdal

colloïde

de coloide

col·loide

κολλοειδές

coloide

koloidal

colóide

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈkɒlɔɪd/

Etymologie (Englisch)

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