Colloid vs. Suspension

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.

Suspensionnoun

The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.

Suspensionnoun

A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation.

Suspensionnoun

The state of a solid or substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining.

Suspensionnoun

The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow.

Suspensionnoun

The temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct.

Suspensionnoun

(education) The process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment (particularly out-of-school suspension).

Suspensionnoun

(music) The act of or discord produced by prolonging one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects.

Suspensionnoun

A stay or postponement of the execution of a sentence, usually by letters of suspension granted on application to the Lord Ordinary.

Suspensionnoun

(topology) A topological space derived from another by taking the product of the original space with an interval and collapsing each end of the product to a point.

Suspensionnoun

(topology) A function derived, in a standard way, from another, such that the instant function's domain and codomain are suspensions of the original function's.

Suspensionnoun

(vehicle) The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.

Suspensionnoun

The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook.

Suspensionnoun

Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation

Suspensionnoun

A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition.

Suspensionnoun

The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with, but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining; also, any substance in this state.

Suspensionnoun

A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations employed.

Suspensionnoun

A stay or postponement of execution of a sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension granted on application to the lord ordinary.

Suspensionnoun

The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf. Retardation.

Suspensionnoun

a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy

Suspensionnoun

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Suspensionnoun

temporary cessation or suspension

Suspensionnoun

an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

Suspensionnoun

a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle

Suspensionnoun

the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely);

Suspensionnoun

a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)