Meaning | A mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension. |
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Category of | dispersed phase, dispersed particles | (of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state |
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dispersing phase, dispersion medium, dispersing medium | (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed |
Narrower | emulsion | (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids / liquids |
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gel, colloidal gel | A colloid in a more solid form than a sol |
silica gel | A porous form of silica that is highly absorbent |
silver protein | A colloid preparation of protein (albumin or gelatin) and silver oxide |
sol, colloidal solution, colloidal suspension | A colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid / liquid |
Broader | mixture | (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding) |
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Spanish | coloide |
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Catalan | col·loide, coloide |
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Adjectives | colloidal | of or relating to or having the properties of a colloid |
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