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colloid
noun(col-loid)
a gelatinous or mucinous substance found normally in the thyroid and also in diseased tissue
colloid
noun(col-loid)
a substance that consists of particles dispersed throughout another substance which are too small for resolution with an ordinary light microscope but are incapable of passing through a semipermeable membrane
colloid
noun(col-loid)
a mixture consisting of a colloid together with the medium in which it is dispersed

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