pseudosolution

[ soo-doh-suh-loo-shuh n ]
/ ˌsu doʊ səˈlu ʃən /

noun Physical Chemistry.

a colloidal suspension in which the finely divided particles appear to be dissolved because they are so widely dispersed in the surrounding medium.

Origin of pseudosolution

First recorded in 1910–15; pseudo- + solution

Words nearby pseudosolution

pseudoscope, pseudoscopy, pseudoscorpion, pseudosentence, pseudosmia, pseudosolution, pseudosphere, pseudostrabismus, pseudostratified epithelium, pseudosymmetry, pseudotripteral

Example sentences from the Web for pseudo-solution

  • Such a pseudo-solution of a colloid is called a "sol," while a colloid in a state of coagulation is called a "gel."

    The Mechanism of Life |Stphane Leduc