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- a homogeneous non-crystalline substance consisting of large molecules or ultramicroscopic particles of one substance dispersed through a second substance. Colloids include gels, sols, and emulsions; the particles do not settle, and cannot be separated out by ordinary filtering or centrifuging like those in a suspension.胶体。
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- mass noun Anatomy & Medicine a substance of gelatinous consistency【剖, 医】胶质。
attrib.
- of the nature of, relating to, or characterized by a colloid or colloids（与）胶体（有关）的; （与）胶质（有关）的。
派生词
colloidal
adjective词源
mid 19th cent.: from Greek kolla 'glue' + -OID.