crystalloid
[ kris-tl-oid ]
/ ˈkrɪs tlˌɔɪd /
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noun
a usually crystallizable substance that, when dissolved in a liquid, will diffuse readily through vegetable or animal membranes.
Botany. one of certain minute crystallike granules of protein, found in the tissues of various seeds.
adjective
resembling a crystal.
of the nature of a crystalloid.
Nearby words
- crystallo-,
- crystallog.,
- crystallographic,
- crystallographic axis,
- crystallography,
- crystallose,
- crystalluria,
- crèche,
- crème,
- crème anglaise
Origin of crystalloid
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Examples from the Web for crystalloid
This arises from the fact that the molecules of a colloid are extremely large when compared with those of a crystalloid.
The Mechanism of Life|Stphane LeducCogitations concerning the Hindustani Interpreter: colloid and crystalloid: the Armenians comments.
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred GrayThe effect is produced by using a crystalloid band upon which the images are painted as represented at A in our engraving.
In about 24 hours three-quarters of the crystalloid substances present will have passed into the lower vessel.
Legal Chemistry|A. Naquet
crystalloid
/ (ˈkrɪstəˌlɔɪd) /
adjective
resembling or having the appearance or properties of a crystal or crystalloid
noun
a substance that in solution can pass through a semipermeable membraneCompare colloid (def. 3)
botany any of numerous crystals of protein occurring in certain seeds and other storage organs
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crystalloid
[ krĭs′tə-loid′ ]
n.
A substance that in solution can pass through a semipermeable membrane and be crystallized, as distinguished from a colloid.
adj.
Resembling or having properties of a crystal or crystalloid.
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