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Meaning
noun a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension
originEtymology 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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