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crystalloid

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Any substance that can be crystallized from solution; a water-soluble crystalline substance that can diffuse through a semipermeable membrane, as opposed to a colloid which cannot.
    physical
  2. One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells.

Equivalents

Españolcristaloide
Françaiscristalloïde
Italianocristalloide
2 more languages
Gaeilgecriostalóideach
日本語晶質

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

crystallology crystalloluminescence crystallomancer crystallomancy crystallometry crystallopathy

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