Dictionary

colloid en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkɒlɔɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόλλᾰ (kóllă)der. Vulgar Latin colla French colle Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)der. French -oïde French colloïde English colloid From French colloïde, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) + -oid.

Meanings

1. Glue-like; gelatinous.
   • colloid tumours

Forms

colloid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkɒlɔɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόλλᾰ (kóllă)der. Vulgar Latin colla French colle Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)der. French -oïde French colloïde English colloid From French colloïde, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) + -oid.

Meanings

1. (physical) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.
2. 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).
3. A particle less than 1 micron in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

Forms

Antonyms

solution · noncolloid

Deriveds

colloidize · colloidal

Holonyms

supracolloid

Hypernyms

dispersion · suspension

Hyponyms

nanocolloid · sol · phycocolloid · hydrocolloid · biocolloid · aerogel · aerosol · foam · saccharocolloid · gel · emulsoid · radiocolloid · isocolloid · solid sol · eucolloid · emulsion

Relateds

collodion · colloidochemical · colloidosome

Translations (33)

fa کلوئید (stable system of two phases) · af kolloïde (stable system of two phases) · ja 膠質 (stable system of two phases) · cs koloid (stable system of two phases) · tr kolloit (stable system of two phases) · th คอลลอยด์ (stable system of two phases) · bg колоид (stable system of two phases) · kk коллоид (stable system of two phases) · vi hệ keo (stable system of two phases) · el κολλοειδές (stable system of two phases) · cmn 膠體 /胶体 (stable system of two phases) · de Kolloid (stable system of two phases) · ga collóideach (stable system of two phases) · ml കൊളോയിഡ് (stable system of two phases) · id koloid (stable system of two phases) · ko 교질 (stable system of two phases) · gl coloide (stable system of two phases) · fi kolloidi (stable system of two phases) · fr colloïde (stable system of two phases) · it colloide (stable system of two phases) · it colóide (stable system of two phases) · es coloide (stable system of two phases) · ja コロイド (stable system of two phases) · tl maladigkit (stable system of two phases) · ms koloid (stable system of two phases) · ro coloid (stable system of two phases) · pt coloide (stable system of two phases) · uk колоїд (stable system of two phases) · ro suspensie coloidală (stable system of two phases) · te కొల్లాయిడ్ (stable system of two phases) · pl koloid (stable system of two phases) · ca col·loide (stable system of two phases) · ru колло́ид (stable system of two phases)

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