adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɔɪdəl
CMU ARPABET:K AH0 L OY1 D AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of a colloid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to or having the properties of a colloid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόλλᾰ (kóllă)der. Vulgar Latin colla French colle Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)der. French -oïde French colloïde English colloid English -al English colloidal From colloid + -al.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
col·loïdal
— of or pertaining to a colloid
Catalan:
col·loide
— of or pertaining to a colloid
Czech:
koloidní
— of or pertaining to a colloid
Finnish:
kolloidinen
— of or pertaining to a colloid
Galician:
coloidal
— of or pertaining to a colloid
German:
kolloidal
— of or pertaining to a colloid
Irish:
collóideach
— of or pertaining to a colloid
Italian:
colloidale
— of or pertaining to a colloid
Portuguese:
coloidal
— of or pertaining to a colloid
Portuguese:
colóide
— of or pertaining to a colloid
Romanian:
coloidal
— of or pertaining to a colloid
Spanish:
coloidal
— of or pertaining to a colloid
Spanish:
coloideo
— of or pertaining to a colloid
Spanish:
coloide
— of or pertaining to a colloid
Tagalog:
maladigkitin
— of or pertaining to a colloid