Definitions from Wiktionary (colloid)
▸ adjective: Glue-like; gelatinous.
▸ noun: (physical chemistry) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.
▸ noun: (meteorology) 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).
▸ noun: (geology) A particle less than 1 micron in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
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▸ adjective: Glue-like; gelatinous.
▸ noun: (physical chemistry) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.
▸ noun: (meteorology) 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).
▸ noun: (geology) A particle less than 1 micron in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
▸ Also see colloid
Opposite:
Adjectives:
protective,
organic,
other,
hydrophilic,
lyophilic,
lyophobic,
inorganic,
certain,
hydrophobic,
various,
natural
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▸ Popular adjectives describing colloids
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▸ Rhymes of colloids
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