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colloid

/ˈkɒlɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
col-loid
IPA
/ˈkɒlɔɪd/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Glue-like; gelatinous.

noun

A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.

noun

An intimate mixture of two substances, one of which, called the dispersed phase (or colloid), is uniformly distributed in a finely divided state throughout the second substance, called the dispersion medium (or dispersing medium).

noun

A particle less than 1 micron in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόλλᾰ (kóllă)der. Vulgar Latin colla French colle Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)der. French -oïde French colloïde English colloid From French colloïde, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) + -oid.

Inflected Forms

more colloid (comparative) most colloid (superlative) colloids (plural)

Derived Forms

colloidal colloidize

Frequently Paired Words

colloidochemical colloidosome collodion

Antonyms

noncolloid solution

Questions

How do you pronounce colloid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɒlɔɪd/.
What does colloid mean?
Glue-like; gelatinous.
Where does colloid come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόλλᾰ (kóllă)der. Vulgar Latin colla French colle Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)der. French -oïde French colloïde English colloid From French colloïde, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) + -oid.

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