protective colloid

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noun Physical Chemistry.

a lyophilic colloid added to a lyophobic sol to lessen its sensitivity to the precipitating effect of an electrolyte.

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Origin of protective colloid

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby protective colloid

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How to use protective colloid in a sentence

By drawing boundaries against wrongful conduct, law provides a protective zone of freedom within those boundaries.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For instance, how do you balance honesty with any protective urge?
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination|Mindy Farabee|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And not that anyone would know I have a self-protective urge, but I do have one.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination|Mindy Farabee|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Former Texas governor Ann Richards was a big fan of the Texas Rangers, a contingent of which was her protective detail.
My Love Letter to the Stetson|Mark McKinnon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Overnight people shed their fears, their protective camouflage and their restraints.
How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution|Michael Zantovsky|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The ideas are simpler, the numina seem less cold and more protective, the worshippers more sensible of divine aid.
The Religion of Ancient Rome|Cyril Bailey
He put it in his garden, arranged a small protective wire cylinder around it, and sprinkled it with water.
Old Friends Are the Best|Jack Sharkey
But even an age of war and pestilence could be observed without torment from behind the protective shields of the Time Machine.
The Man from Time|Frank Belknap Long
But I would tolerate, welcome, indeed, plead for a stiff protective duty upon foreign goods.
Third class in Indian railways|Mahatma Gandhi
For this reason they have built up a protective instinct against fire.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji