Colloidal

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002237",
  "term": "Colloidal",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Describing a system in which one substance is dispersed uniformly throughout another substance as particles with dimensions typically between 1 nanometer and 1 micrometer. These particles are larger than simple molecules but too small to be seen with the naked eye or to settle out under gravity. Colloidal systems exhibit properties such as the Tyndall effect.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1972, 31, 577. 'Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry' on page 605 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac197231040577)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/colloidal/"
}