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Crystalloid
Meaning
Noun
●
In Chemistry:
Any
substance
that can be
crystallized
from
solution
; a
water-soluble
crystalline
substance
that can
diffuse
through a
semipermeable
membrane
,
as opposed to
a
colloid
which cannot.
●
In Botany:
One of the
microscopic
particles
resembling
crystals
,
consisting of
protein
matter
, which
occur
in certain
plant
cells.
Adj
●
Crystal-like;
transparent
like
crystal
, or
shaped
like a
crystal
.
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Origin
crystalloid
English
-oid
English
εἶδος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
εἴδω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
crystal
English
cristal
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
crystallum
Latin
κρύσταλλοσ
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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