colloid

Meaning

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

Synonyms

colloidal

colloidal dispersion

colloidal matter

colloform

colloidal solution

jelly

colloidal system

Translations

colloide

colloïde

coloide

Kolloid

kolloid

colloidale

colloïde

kolloidal

de coloide

colloïdal

κολλοειδές

col·loide

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒlɔɪd/

Etymology

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