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Colloidal solution   /kəlˈɔɪdəl səlˈuʃən/   Listen
Colloidal solution

noun
1.
A colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid.  Synonyms: colloidal suspension, sol.






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"Colloidal solution" Quotes from Famous Books



... resulting solution of the silicate contains ortho-silicic acid (H{4}SiO{4}) or whether it is a colloidal solution of some other less hydrated acid, such as meta-silicic acid (H{2}SiO{3}), is a matter that is still debatable. It is certain, however, that the gelatinous material which readily separates from such solutions is of the nature of a hydrogel, that is, a colloid which is insoluble in water. ...
— An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis - With Explanatory Notes • Henry P. Talbot

... grading down throughout all living and inanimate nature. This does not appear unreasonable when we consider that some characteristics of life are found throughout all nature, even in the crystal which, in its mother liquor, repairs a lesion, "heals a wound," or which, in the colloidal solution, may ...
— A Book of Exposition • Homer Heath Nugent

... temperature origin and therefore of igneous association. Jasperoid quartz, as well illustrated in the Tintic district of Utah (p. 235), may show texture and crystallization suggestive of deposition from colloidal solution,—a process which can occur under both cold and hot conditions, but which is believed to ...
— The Economic Aspect of Geology • C. K. Leith



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