colloid

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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

Έννοιες

κολλοειδές

Συνώνυμα

colloidal

colloidal dispersion

colloidal matter

colloform

colloidal solution

jelly

colloidal system

Μεταφράσεις

colloide

colloïde

coloide

Kolloid

colloidale

de coloide

colloïdal

colloïde

kolloidal

kolloid

col·loide

colloide

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈkɒlɔɪd/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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