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Rarecolloids
The correct spelling is colloids.
How to pronounce colloids
noun
Say it like: Col-loy-ds
The correct spelling is colloids. A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.
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Definition
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
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