crystalloid
[ kris-tl-oid ]
/ ˈkrɪs tlˌɔɪd /
noun
a usually crystallizable substance that, when dissolved in a liquid, will diffuse readily through vegetable or animal membranes.
Botany.
one of certain minute crystallike granules of protein, found in the tissues of various seeds.
adjective
resembling a crystal.
of the nature of a crystalloid.
Origin of crystalloid
OTHER WORDS FROM crystalloid
crys·tal·loi·dal, adjectiveWords nearby crystalloid
crystallo-,
crystallog.,
crystallographic,
crystallographic axis,
crystallography,
crystalloid,
crystallose,
crystalluria,
crèche,
crème,
crème anglaise
Example sentences from the Web for crystalloid
This arises from the fact that the molecules of a colloid are extremely large when compared with those of a crystalloid.
The Mechanism of Life |Stphane LeducCogitations concerning the Hindustani Interpreter: colloid and crystalloid: the Armenians comments.
At the Court of the Amr |John Alfred GrayThe effect is produced by using a crystalloid band upon which the images are painted as represented at A in our engraving.
Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography |Albert A. HopkinsIn about 24 hours three-quarters of the crystalloid substances present will have passed into the lower vessel.
Legal Chemistry |A. Naquet
British Dictionary definitions for crystalloid
crystalloid
/ (ˈkrɪstəˌlɔɪd) /
adjective
resembling or having the appearance or properties of a crystal or crystalloid
noun
a substance that in solution can pass through a semipermeable membrane
Compare colloid (def. 3)
botany
any of numerous crystals of protein occurring in certain seeds and other storage organs
Derived forms of crystalloid
crystalloidal, adjectiveMedical definitions for crystalloid
crystalloid
[ krĭs′tə-loid′ ]
n.
A substance that in solution can pass through a semipermeable membrane and be crystallized, as distinguished from a colloid.
adj.
Resembling or having properties of a crystal or crystalloid.