hydrocolloid
Americannoun
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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
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
Pimple patches, if you’ve never read one of my articles before, are hydrocolloid stickers that draw out all the gunk in your pimple and protect them from outside bacteria.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2018
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