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Colloid

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkɒlɔɪd

Definitions

  1. A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.
  2. An intimate mixture of two substances, one of which, called the dispersed phase (or colloid), is uniformly distributed in a finely divided state throughout the second substance, called the dispersion medium (or dispersing medium).
  3. A particle less than 1 micron in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

Equivalents

Españolcoloide
Françaiscolloïde
DeutschKolloid
16 more languages
Catalàcol·loide
Češtinakoloid
Galegocoloide
Bahasa Indonesiakoloid
Қазақ тіліколлоид
한국어교질
Polskikoloid
Portuguêscoloide
Românăcoloid
Русскийколлоид
Türkçekolloit

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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