crystalloid (English, noun)
expansion: crystalloid (plural crystalloids)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: 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.
tags: physical
topics: biochemistry
biology
botany
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells.
Forms:
form: crystalloids
tags: plural