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Colloids

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hydrophilenoun(chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance.
hydrophobenoun(chemistry) A hydrophobic compound or material.
lyophilenoun(chemistry) a lyophilic substance
lyophilic(chemistry, of a colloid) Having an affinity for the dispersion medium and thus not easily precipitated.
lyophobic(chemistry, of a colloid) Having no affinity for the dispersion medium and thus easily precipitated.
suspensoidnoun(chemistry) A system of colloid where solid particles are dispersed
colloidal solutionnouna colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
colloidal suspensionnouna colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
coagulantsnounA substance that causes coagulation.
colligative(physical chemistry, physics) Describing any property that depends only on the number of molecules present.
moleculesnouna peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that focuses on all aspects of chemistry and materials science.
liquidsnoun(physical chemistry) A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.
fluidsnounA liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
globulesnounA small round particle of substance; a drop.
flocculentnounFlocculated, resembling bits of wool; woolly.
diluentsnounThat which dilutes.
flocculantnounA flocculating agent
particlesnouna 2019 French-Swiss co-produced drama film directed by Blaise Harrison.
fluidizednounGiven the properties of a fluid (by shaking or injection of gas)
flocculesnounA small, loosely aggregated mass of material suspended in, or precipitated from a solution; a floc.

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