COLLOID


Meaning of COLLOID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-ˌlȯid ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary coll- + -oid

Date: circa 1852

1. : a gelatinous or mucinous substance found normally in the thyroid and also in diseased tissue

2.

a. : a substance that consists of particles dispersed throughout another substance which are too small for resolution with an ordinary light microscope but are incapable of passing through a semipermeable membrane

b. : a mixture consisting of a colloid together with the medium in which it is dispersed

smoke is a colloid

• col·loi·dal kə-ˈlȯi-d ə l, kä- adjective

• col·loi·dal·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.