An intimate mixture of two substances, one of which, called the dispersed phase (or colloid), is uniformly distributed in a finely divided state throughout the second substance, called the dispersion medium (or dispersing medium).
A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.
A particle less than 1 micron in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
Glue-like; gelatinous.
Intensive mixing of mutually insoluble substances or groups of substances to obtain a soluble suspension or emulsion.
The act of making something homogenous, or the same throughout; or the tendency of something to become homogenous.