A colloidal dispersion in which the dispersed particles are more or less liquid and exert a certain attraction on and absorb a certain quantity of the fluid in which they are suspended. SYN: emulsion colloid, hydrophil colloid, hydrophilic colloid, lyophilic colloid.
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emul·soid i-'məl-.sȯid n
1) a colloidal system consisting of a liquid dispersed in a liquid
2) a lyophilic sol (as a gelatin solution)
emul·soi·dal -.məl-'sȯid-əl adj
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emul·soid (e-mulґsoid) 1. lyophilic colloid. 2. rarely, emulsion.Medical dictionary. 2011.