"colloidal" meaning in English

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          "word": "colloidal crystal"
        },
        {
          "word": "colloidal electrolyte"
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        {
          "word": "colloidal gel"
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        {
          "word": "colloidal gold"
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        {
          "word": "colloidal graphite"
        },
        {
          "word": "colloidal instability"
        },
        {
          "word": "colloidal particle"
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        {
          "word": "colloidal silver"
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        "Of, pertaining to, or consisting of a colloid."
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        "(physical chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of a colloid."
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
          "word": "col·loïdal"
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          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
          "word": "col·loide"
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        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
          "word": "koloidní"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
          "word": "kolloidinen"
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        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
          "word": "coloidal"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
          "word": "kolloidal"
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
          "word": "collóideach"
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
          "word": "colloidale"
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
          "word": "colóide"
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
          "word": "coloideo"
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
          "word": "coloide"
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
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  "word": "colloidal"
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
      "word": "col·loïdal"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
      "word": "coloidal"
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a colloid",
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