WordNet
colloidal solution
n. a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid [syn: sol, colloidal suspension]
Usage examples of "colloidal solution".
This is a colloidal solution of very fine particles that will set, or coagulate, into a gel.
A hand submerged in it emerged with a slimy coat for the water was so full of algae, single cells and other minute life forms that it acted like a colloidal solution.