Colloids

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005603",
  "term": "Colloids",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. (CALL-loids) Very small, finely divided solids (particles that do not dissolve) that remain dispersed in a liquid for a long time due to their small size and electrical charge. When most of the particles in water have a negative electrical charge, they tend to repel each other. This repulsion prevents the particles from clumping together, becoming heavier, and settling out.\n\n2. Very small, finely divided solids (that do not dissolve) that remain dispersed in a liquid for a long time due to their small size and electrical charge.\n\n3. Very small, finely divided solids (that do not dissolve) that remain dispersed in a liquid for a long time because of their small size and electrical charge.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/colloids/"
}