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The correct spelling is colloid.
How to pronounce colloid
noun
IPA: /ˈkɒlɔɪd/
Say it like: Col-loy-d
The correct spelling is colloid. A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles. For example: "colloid tumours"
Usage Examples
“colloid tumours”
Meanings
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.
- 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
adjective
- 1.Glue-like; gelatinous.
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