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hydrocolloid

[ hahy-druh-kol-oid ]
/ ˌhaɪ drəˈkɒl ɔɪd /

noun

a substance that forms a colloid when combined with water.

Nearby words

  1. hydrocholeresis,
  2. hydrocinnamic acid,
  3. hydrocinnamic aldehyde,
  4. hydrocirsocele,
  5. hydrocodone,
  6. hydrocolpocele,
  7. hydrocooling,
  8. hydrocoral,
  9. hydrocortisone,
  10. hydrocrack

Origin of hydrocolloid

First recorded in 1925–30; hydro-1 + colloid
Related formshy·dro·col·loi·dal [hahy-droh-kuh-loid-l] /ˌhaɪ droʊ kəˈlɔɪd l/, adjective
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Medicine definitions for hydrocolloid

hydrocolloid

[ hī′drə-kŏl′oid′ ]

n.

A substance that forms a gel with water.
Such a substance used to take dental impressions, especially one derived from marine kelp.
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