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colloidal
[kuh-loid-l]
Other Word Forms
- colloidality noun
- colloidally adverb
- noncolloidal adjective
- semicolloidal adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of colloidal1
Example Sentences
Such colloidal particles -- small solid particles suspended in a fluid phase -- can be seen as an excellent way to measure and also manipulate the motion of the living cells' membrane.
"We show that these can be used for calculations and at the same time present a method that suppresses the influence of disruptive effects, such as noise, in the movement of the colloidal particles."
Secondly, flexible DNA provides additional degrees of freedom in the assembly of non-space-filling polyhedral nanoparticles, leading to the creation of complex crystals with symmetries not previously achievable with colloidal crystal engineering with DNA.
That’s because she was ingesting large amounts of colloidal silver, which are small particles of the metal silver in a liquid solution.
After Carlson died — from what an autopsy revealed was organ failure related to anorexia, alcoholism and colloidal silver ingestion — her followers traveled across five states with her body in the back of an SUV.
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