suspensoid

[ suh-spen-soid ]
/ səˈspɛn sɔɪd /

noun Physical Chemistry.

a sol having a solid disperse phase.
Compare emulsoid.

Origin of suspensoid

First recorded in 1920–25; suspens(ion) + (coll)oid

Words nearby suspensoid

suspension, suspension bridge, suspension point, suspension points, suspensive, suspensoid, suspensor, suspensory, suspensory bandage, suspensory ligament, suspensory ligament of axilla

British Dictionary definitions for suspensoid

suspensoid
/ (səˈspɛnsɔɪd) /

noun

chem a system consisting of a suspension of solid particles in a liquid

Medical definitions for suspensoid

suspensoid
[ sə-spĕn′soid′ ]

n.

A colloid solution in which the disperse particles are solid and remain sharply demarcated from the fluid in which they are suspended.