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suspension colloid
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colloid suspension — a colloid system; see colloid (def. 2). Sometimes used specifically for a sol in which the dispersed phase is solid and the particles are large enough to settle out of solution … Medical dictionary
suspension — noun 1 (U) the act of officially stopping something from continuing for a period of time (+ of): EC sanctions included suspension of the 1980 trade agreement and import limits on textiles. 2 (C) the removal of someone from a team, job, school etc … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Colloid mill — A colloid mill is a machine that is used to reduce the particle size of a solid in suspension in a liquid, or to reduce the droplet size of a liquid suspended in another liquid. This is done by applying high levels of hydraulic shear to the… … Wikipedia
colloid — /kol oyd/, n. 1. Physical Chem. a substance made up of a system of particles with linear dimensions in the range of about 10 7 to 5 × 10 5 cm dispersed in a continuous gaseous, liquid, or solid medium whose properties depend on the large specific … Universalium
