colloid Meaning & Definition

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Meaning of colloid In English

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Examples of colloid

  • But colloid substances are also known to pass through the various partitions of the body. 

  • The chemist when he went deeper into the subject saw that he had to deal with the colloids, damp, unpleasant, gummy bodies that he had hitherto fought shy of because they would not crystallize or filter. 

  • The inability of a colloid to penetrate a membrane is due to the fact that it does not form a true solution. 

  • There is no endothelial lining, and the fibrous tissue of the wall is in immediate contact with the colloid material in the interior, which appears to be derived by a process of degeneration from the surrounding connective tissue. 

  • This term is applied to a cyst filled with a clear colourless jelly or colloid material, met with in the vicinity of a joint or tendon sheath. 

  • The particles may be atoms, molecules, colloids or microorganisms.

  • The colloids are completely retained and will be remobilized only to a low extent even under changes in ionic strength.

  • During rain water infiltration, pollutants can be transported not only in solution but also in colloidal or colloid-bound form.

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Translations of colloid In Other Languages

  • 中文繁体

    膠體…

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  • 中文简体

    胶体…

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  • Português

    coloide…

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  • Polski

    koloid…

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