Meaning of Colloid

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Colloid

1. 1
   a.

   Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.

2. 2
   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.

3. 3
   n.

   A gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and colloid cancer.

4. 4
   a.

   Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.

5. 5
   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.

6. 6
   n.

   A gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and colloid cancer.