COLLOID

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("colloid" is a kind of...):

mixture ((chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding))

Domain member category:

dispersed particles; dispersed phase ((of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state)

dispersing medium; dispersing phase; dispersion medium ((of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "colloid"):

silver protein (a colloid preparation of protein (albumin or gelatin) and silver oxide; used in aqueous solution as an antibacterial agent)

colloidal gel; gel (a colloid in a more solid form than a sol)

colloidal solution; colloidal suspension; sol (a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid)

emulsion ((chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids)

silica gel (a porous form of silica that is highly absorbent)

Derivation:

colloidal (of or relating to or having the properties of a colloid)