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colloidosome

colloidosome noun: a selectively permeable capsule composed of colloidal particles.

Noun

colloidosome (plural colloidosomes)

  1. A selectively permeable capsule composed of colloidal particles.

Forms of colloidosome

pluralcolloidosomes

Origin of colloidosome

From colloid + -o- + -some.

Questions about colloidosome

What does colloidosome mean?
Colloidosome means a selectively permeable capsule composed of colloidal particles.
What part of speech is colloidosome?
Colloidosome is a noun.
What is the plural of colloidosome?
The plural of colloidosome is colloidosomes.

Words near colloidosome in the dictionary

  1. colloidizes
  2. colloidizing
  3. colloidochemical
  4. colloidoclastic
  5. colloidosmotic
  6. colloidosome
  7. colloidosomes
  8. colloids
  9. Collom
  10. Collombatti
  11. Colloms

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