Crystalloid

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crystalloid \Crys"tal*loid\ (kr[i^]s"tal*loid), a. [Gr.
     kry`stallos crystal + -oid.]
     Crystal-like; transparent like crystal.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Crystalloid \Crys"tal*loid\, n.
     1. (Chem.) A body which, in solution, diffuses readily
        through animal membranes, and generally is capable of
        being crystallized; -- opposed to colloid.
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     2. (Bot.) One of the microscopic particles resembling
        crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in
        certain plant cells; -- called also {protein crystal}.
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