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(1):

(n.) 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):

(a.) Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.

(3):

(n.) A gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and colloid cancer.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Colloid'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/colloid.html. 1828.
 
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