colloid

Plural: colloids

Noun

• A mixture where one substance's particles are dispersed within another.
• a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension
• A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.
• 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).
• A particle less than 1 micron in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

Adj

• Glue-like; gelatinous.

Examples

• colloid tumours
• The jumble of letters on his rack formed a COLLOID of potential words, needing separation.

Related Words

aerogel gas in solid, aerosol solid, emulsion liquid in liquid, foam gas in liquid, gel liquid in solid, liquid in gas, sol solid in liquid, solid, solid sol solid in solid