colloidal

Finely dispersed mixture

Colloidal describes a mixture where tiny particles of one substance are dispersed throughout another without dissolving or settling out.

Colloidal particles are larger than molecules but too small to see, suspended in a medium like liquid or gas: colloidal silver, colloidal suspension.

Milk, fog, and gelatin are colloidal systems.

chemistry

emulsion

Blended immiscible liquids

  • dispersionScattering across space
  • solFifth scale degree
  • gelWobbly semi-solid substance

foam · suspension · Brownian · zeta · micelles · nanoparticles · flocculation · coagulation · aggregation · adsorption

substances

emulsion

Blended immiscible liquids

  • gelWobbly semi-solid substance
  • solFifth scale degree
  • foamBubble-filled substance

jelly · milk · mayonnaise · paint · ink · aerosol · lotion · cream · butter · gelatin

appearance

opalescent

Showing milky iridescence

hazy · translucent · pearlescent · iridescent · shimmering · lustrous · murky · opaque

scale

nanoscale

Billionth-meter dimension

molecular · macromolecular · dispersed · suspended · homogeneous

Categories
Opposites
particle dispersion state

colloidaldissolved

Dispersed into solvent

crystalline · ionic · molecular · precipitated · particulate

solution type

colloidalhomogeneous

Alike in composition throughout

clear · transparent · filterable · heterogeneous · suspended

Phrases
Family

colloid, colloids

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