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of or relating to or having the properties of a colloid
Definition that contains colloidal
- crock a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
- soot a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
- smut a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
- res a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
- pectin any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams
- agar a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
- agar-agar a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
- richard adolph zsigmondy German chemist (born in Austria) honored for his research on colloidal solutions (1865-1929)
- peptization the process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution
- dispersed phase (of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state