colloid

IPA: kˈɑɫɔɪd

(chemistry) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.
(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).
(geology) A particle less than 1 micron in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

Examples of "colloid" in Sentences

It is insoluble, but the crystallites tend to form a colloid.
A hydrophilic colloid is then dissolved in the reaction mixture.
Fallacy of determining electrical charge of colloids by capillarity.
A colloid cyst is a cyst containing gelatinous material in the brain.
All of this and many more is subject of Interface and Colloid Science.
The areas of expertise lie in the fields of surface and colloid science.
He studies colloid chemistry of silica and silicates in Cornell University.
A colloid sensitized with a dichromate is applied evenly to the taut screen.
It publishes research in the areas of surface chemistry and colloid chemistry.
Perhaps the image of a suspension or colloid in chemistry is an apt perspective.