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1. (n.) colloid
a substance made up of small particles (too small to be seen under an optical microscope, yet too big to pass through a semipermeable membrane) that are suspended in and dispersed throughout a solid, liquid, or gaseous medium.
2. colloid
a colloidal substance in the body, as a stored secretion.
3. (adj.) colloid
colloidal.
Etymology: (1840–50; < Gk kóll(a) glue + -oid)
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1. (noun) colloid
a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension
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1. (adj) colloid
resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors
2. (noun) colloid
a substance (as albumin, gum, gelatin, etc.) which is of a gelatinous rather than a crystalline nature, and which diffuses itself through animal membranes or vegetable parchment more slowly than crystalloids do; -- opposed to crystalloid
3. (noun) colloid
a gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and colloid cancer
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