hydrocolloid.
Any material that forms a colloid (especially a gel) when mixed with water.
Meaning & usage
Any material that forms a colloid (especially a gel) when mixed with water.
Any material that forms a colloid (especially a gel) when mixed with water. Any of a broad subclass of such materials that are of biologic origin or importance, most being biopolymers such as polysaccharides or proteins.
Any material that forms a colloid (especially a gel) when mixed with water. Any of a broad subclass of such materials that are of biologic origin or importance, most being biopolymers such as polysaccharides or proteins. Such a material, made from agar, used to make dental impressions.
Where this word comes from
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-)lbor. English hydro- 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 hydrocolloid From hydro- + colloid.
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