'Colloid' definitions:
Definition of 'colloid'
From: WordNet
noun
A mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension
Definition of 'Colloid'
From: GCIDE
- Colloid \Col"loid\, a. [Gr. ko`lla glue + -oid. Cf. Collodion.] Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Colloid'
From: GCIDE
- Colloid \Col"loid\, n.
- 1. (Physiol. Chem.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) A gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and colloid cancer. [1913 Webster]
- Styptic colloid (Med.), a preparation of astringent and antiseptic substances with some colloid material, as collodion, for ready use. [1913 Webster]