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colloid

col·loid

colloid

 
pronunciation:
ka loId
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Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: in chemistry, a suspension of a very finely ground or divided substance in a gas, liquid, or solid, such that suspended particles tend not to settle out.
definition 2: a finely divided substance so suspended.
definition 3: in physiology, any of several gelatinous bodily secretions.
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