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noun
A colloid gel in which water is the continuous phase; they have a number of medical and industrial applications.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a colloidal gel in which water is the dispersion medium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: gel, colloidal gel
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English gel English hydrogel From hydro- + gel.
