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suspensoid

American  
[suh-spen-soid] / səˈspɛn sɔɪd /

noun

Physical Chemistry.

  1. a sol having a solid disperse phase.

suspensoid British  
/ səˈspɛnsɔɪd /

noun

  1. chem a system consisting of a suspension of solid particles in a liquid

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Etymology

Origin of suspensoid

First recorded in 1920–25; suspens(ion) + (coll)oid

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But in a gold sol, or suspensoid, which contains particles of gold of the size used in this calculation, the gold particles do not settle, even at the slow rate as calculated above.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

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