Colloid

['kɒlɒɪd] or ['kɑlɔɪd]

Definition

(noun.) a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension.

Typist: Murray--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.

(n.) 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.

(n.) A gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and colloid cancer.

Inputed by Anna

Definition

n. a name given by Graham in contradistinction to crystalloids to any soluble substance which when exposed to dialysis does not pass through the porous membrane.—adj. Colloid′al.

Typist: Rudy