Definition & Meaning of "colloid"in English

Colloid

a mixture where small particles of one substance are evenly dispersed in another substance, typically intermediate in size between solution and suspension particles

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Simple

Countable

Plural form

colloids

Examples

Fog consists of small water droplets dispersed in the air, forming a colloid.

Lexical Tree

colloidal

colloid

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Definition & Meaning of "colloid"in English

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