Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.
source: Webster 1913
noun
a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension
source: WordNet 3.0
A substance (as albumin, gum, gelatin, etc.) which is of a gelatinous rather than a crystalline nature, and which diffuses itself through animal membranes or vegetable parchment more slowly than crystalloids do; -- opposed to crystalloid.
