colloid

n. கூழ்நிலைப்பொருள், இழுதுப்பொருள், (வேதி.) கரைதக்கை, கரைந்த நிலையிலும் சவ்வூடு செல்லுமளவு கலவாப்பொருள், (பெ.) கூழான, இழுது நிலையுடைய, கரைதக்கை நிலையுடைய.

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Col"loid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid. Cf. Collodion.] Defn: Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors. Col"loid, n. 1. (Physiol. Chem.) Defn: 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. 2. (Med.) Defn: A gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and colloid cancer. Styptic colloid (Med.), a preparation of astringent and antiseptic substances with some colloid material, as collodion, for ready use.

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