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col·loid
/ ˈkälˌoid/
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n.
a homogeneous, noncrystalline substance consisting of large molecules or ultramicroscopic particles of one substance dispersed through a second substance. Colloids include gels, sols, and emulsions.
∎ Anat. & Med.
a substance of gelatinous consistency.
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adj.
of the nature of, relating to, or characterized by a colloid or colloids.
DERIVATIVES:
col·loi·dal
/ kəˈloidl/ adj.
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Colloid and interface science: alive and kicking at the 30th Anniversary of IACIS.(International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists)
Magazine article from: Chemistry International; 7/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Interface science and colloid science are thus...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Colloids include a variety...but not least, colloids are also abundant...molecular assemblies. Colloid and interface science...interaction forces between colloids and surfaces can...information is available. ...
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Allied Colloids To Go to Ciba After Bid War
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 1/26/1998; 700+ words
; ...with the purchase of Allied Colloids," said Keith Elliott, Hercules...Co. The takeover of Allied Colloids will bring Ciba into the water...accounts for most of Allied Colloid's sales, thanks to its technology...plans to retain all Allied Colloids businesses within a new global...
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Colloid science: the midwife of invention. (practical applications of colloids)
Magazine article from: Chemistry and Industry; 7/3/1989; ; 700+ words
; COLLOID SCIENCE Colloid science is so important because, in the 'real world' beloved of...accountant, the macroscopic is a consequence of the microscopic and colloid science deals with matter that is too big for the atomic or molecular...
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Allied colloids to go to Ciba after bid war: Hercules withdraws offer, calling the price too high to benefit shareholders.
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 1/26/1998; 700+ words
; ...with the purchase of Allied Colloids,." said Keith Elliott...Co. The takeover of Allied Colloids will bring Ciba into the water...accounts for most of Allied Colloid's sales, thanks to its technology...plans to retain all Allied Colloids businesses within a new global...
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Colloid gold nanoparticles deliver cancer-fighting drugs
Magazine article from: Pharmaceutical Technology; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Colloid gold nanoparticles are currently being...OctoPlus (Leiden, the Netherlands) to use colloid gold as a means to deliver the anticancer...in death. However, when coupled with colloid gold (a combination of gold chloride and...
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Nanoscale iron colloids: the maturation of the technology for field scale applications.(water treatment case studies)
Magazine article from: Pollution Engineering; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...the mineral and colloid surfaces; this...agglomeration of the colloids in the injection...the nanoscale iron colloid, it was thought...reactive rates of the colloids were solely due...to 60-nanometer colloids. Practical controls on in-situ iron colloid delivery As the...
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Offer for Allied Colloids by Ciba Specialty Chemicals Declared Unconditional.
Business Wire; 3/12/1998; 700+ words
; ...announcing that the Offer for Allied Colloids by Ciba Specialty Chemicals has been...is the majority shareholder, Allied Colloids has become part of the Ciba Specialty...Specialty Chemicals Holding Inc. For Allied Colloids Group plc Ciba Specialty Chemicals Investment...
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Hercules bids to take over Allied Colloids.
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 12/1/1997; 700+ words
; ...billion ($1.8 billion) bid for Allied Colloids last Monday, in what is likely to be...specialty chemical manufacturer. Allied Colloids, which had sales of 416 million pounds...fundamentally undervalues" the company. Allied Colloids' share price on the London stock market...
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Putting up a new shed. (Allied Colloids; includes related article) (Business Profile) (Company Profile)
Magazine article from: Chemistry and Industry; 1/6/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...Born in Bradford in the 1930s, Allied Colloids has grown up with industrial West Yorkshire...company puts it. In his fortieth year at Colloids, managing director Peter Flesher is...difficult to reconcile with the modern Colloids, now a 233M/a pounds business supplying...
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Colloids and Interfaces with Surfactants and Polymers, 2nd Edition.
M2 Presswire; 9/23/2009; 700+ words
; ...the first edition, Colloids and Interfaces with...technical introduction to colloids and interfaces. Includes...practical examples of colloid and interface science...quantitative descriptions of colloid and interface properties can be derived Colloids and Interfaces with...
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Colloid
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...studies of inorganic colloids were reported between...1881). The term colloid itself was introduced...of a lyophillic colloid typically carry...solution. In lyophobic colloids, the particle...light reflected from colloid-sized particles...is typical of colloids, even those in...
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colloid
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...relatively low. Formation of Colloids There are two basic methods of forming a colloid: reduction of larger...particles to form a colloid usually involves chemical...reduction. Properties of Colloids One property of colloid systems that distinguishes...
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Colloids
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
...scale restriction for colloids is straightforward but...is best to think of a colloid in terms of how the...paper-making behave as colloids in water even though...phase nor a dispersed colloid in the usual sense...scientific study of colloids began during the late...
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colloids
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
...such a system. Association colloids are systems in which the dispersed...in water is an association colloid (see micelle ). Emulsions...dispersed particles. Gels are colloids in which both dispersed and...silica gel). Other types of colloid include aerosols (dispersions...
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American Colloid Co.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
American Colloid Co. 1500 W. Shure Co. Arlington Heights...4213 Trucking Except Local American Colloid Co. is a leading U.S. manufacturer...of innovative new products. American Colloid Co. was built on a single product; bentonite...
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