colloid — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Glue-like; gelatinous.

   Examples

   colloid tumours

Noun

1. A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.

   Usage

   • physical

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

Noun

1. a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension

   Broader terms

   mixture