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Colloid
Pronunciation : Col"loid
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. -oid. Cf. Collodion.]
Definition : Defn: Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Col"loid
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A substance (as albumin, gum, gelatin, etc.) which is of a gelatinous rather than a crystalline nature, and which diffuses itself through animal membranes or vegetable parchment more slowly than crystalloids do; -- opposed to crystalloid.
2. (Med.)
Defn: A gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and colloid cancer. Styptic colloid (Med.), a preparation of astringent and antiseptic substances with some colloid material, as collodion, for ready use.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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