Meaning & use
colloid
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A mixture in which tiny particles of one substance are evenly dispersed throughout another without fully dissolving.
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Milk is a colloid consisting of fat droplets suspended in water.
The lab prepared a colloid of silver nanoparticles for testing.
A note on using this word
Distinct from a true solution, in which particles dissolve completely; colloid particles are larger and can scatter light.
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