colloidal suspension
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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This faux-integration is called a colloidal suspension; in layman's terms, the oil, broken into smaller bits via your brute force, is suspended briefly in water.
From Salon
The dots are synthesised in a paint-like colloidal suspension which is then coated on to silicon wafers before they are cut up into chips.
From Economist
This is undoubtedly a colloidal suspension of the starch in water.
From Project Gutenberg
He's the fellow who got me to wondering about energized metal particles in colloidal suspension.
From Project Gutenberg
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