colloid

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

colloïde

colloïdal

soluté colloïdale

Synonymes

colloidal

colloidal dispersion

colloidal matter

colloform

colloidal solution

jelly

colloidal system

Traductions

colloide

coloide

Kolloid

kolloidal

kolloid

colloïde

colloidale

de coloide

col·loide

κολλοειδές

koloidal

coloide

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɒlɔɪd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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