Colloid vs. Crystalloid

Colloidadjective

Glue-like; gelatinous.

Colloidnoun

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

Colloidnoun

(meteorology) 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).

Colloidnoun

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

Colloidadjective

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

Colloidnoun

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.

Colloidnoun

A gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and colloid cancer.

Colloidnoun

a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension

Colloid

A colloid is a mixture in which one substance of microscopically dispersed insoluble particles are suspended throughout another substance. However, some definitions specify that the particles must be dispersed in a liquid, and others extend the definition to include substances like aerosols and gels.

Crystalloidnoun

(chemistry) Any substance that can be crystallized from solution

Crystalloidnoun

(botany) One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells.

Crystalloidadjective

Crystal-like; transparent like crystal, or shaped like a crystal.

Crystalloidadjective

Crystal-like; transparent like crystal.

Crystalloidnoun

A body which, in solution, diffuses readily through animal membranes, and generally is capable of being crystallized; - opposed to colloid.

Crystalloidnoun

One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells; - called also protein crystal.