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crystalloid

noun

Etymology

From crystal + -oid.

  1. derived from *krews-✻
  2. derived from κρύσταλλος
  3. derived from cristal
  4. derived from cristall
  5. inherited from cristalla
  6. inherited from crystal
  7. suffixed as crystalloid — “crystal + oid”

Definitions

  1. Any substance that can be crystallized from solution

    Any substance that can be crystallized from solution; a water-soluble crystalline substance that can diffuse through a semipermeable membrane, as opposed to a colloid which cannot.

  2. One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which…

    One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells.

  3. Crystal-like

    Crystal-like; transparent like crystal, or shaped like a crystal.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA