hydrocolloid
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- hydrocolloidal adjective
Etymology
Origin of hydrocolloid
Example Sentences
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We make a salty foam with lime juice and a hydrocolloid and use an actual aquarium air stone with a pump to get the texture as light as air.
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2023
If she gets a blister, she covers it with Compeed hydrocolloid blister cushions.
From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2022
A hydrocolloid refers to something that can be combined with water to form a gel.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2022
The first were little more than hydrocolloid bandages, hydrocolloid being a type of wound dressing that was introduced in the 1970s as part of “the moist wound care revolution.”
From Slate • Aug. 3, 2019
As chemist and educator Michelle Wong explains on her beauty science blog Lab Muffin, hydrocolloid bandages are flexible, made from materials like cellulose and gelatin and then covered in a thin film of plastic.
From Slate • Aug. 3, 2019
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