- (a.) Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) A gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and colloid cancer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "colloid" http://smartdefine.org/colloid/definitions/1989053 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "colloid" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/colloid/definitions/1989053> |