colloidal

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These filtrates are in fact opalescent from the presence of a portion of nitrate in a colloidal (hydrated) form.

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  1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a colloid. The gases form colloidal unions with the metals, and are diffused through them just as water is diffused through a jelly. Clerk Maxwell, Heat, p. 259.

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  • The ICG-CPNPs demonstrate exceptional colloidal and optical characteristics. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • About SA Scientific, Ltd. SA Scientific is an FDA and USDA registered and ISO 9001-2000 certified facility that focuses on research, design, development, and manufacture of an assortment of One-Step lateral-flow rapid tests based on colloidal gold technology. —  GuruFocus Updates
  • Probing interactions within complex colloidal systems using PGSE-NMR —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Pulsed-gradient spin-echo NMR (PGSE-NMR) has evolved into a powerful technique for probing colloidal structure, particularly that of complex mixtures. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Understanding such behaviour is of central importance in the biological and colloidal fields. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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