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 Col·loid n.
 1. Physiol. Chem. A substance (as albumin, gum, gelatin, etc.) which is of a gelatinous rather than a crystalline nature, and which diffuses itself through animal membranes or vegetable parchment more slowly than crystalloids do; -- opposed to crystalloid.
 2. Med. A gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and colloid cancer.
 Styptic colloid Med., a preparation of astringent and antiseptic substances with some colloid material, as collodion, for ready use.
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