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