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noun
1.
a usually crystallizable substance that, when dissolved in a liquid, will diffuse readily through vegetable or animal membranes.
2.
Botany. one of certain minute crystallike granules of protein, found in the tissues of various seeds.
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Crystalloid
is always a great word to know.
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| method of forming complex organic materials using sunlight as energy source |
| ovules in flowering plants which are enclosed during pollination |
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| crystalloid (ˈkrɪstəˌlɔɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | resembling or having the appearance or properties of a crystal or crystalloid |
| —n | |
| 2. | Compare colloid a substance that in solution can pass through a semipermeable membrane |
| 3. | botany any of numerous crystals of protein occurring in certain seeds and other storage organs |
| crystal'loidal | |
| —adj | |
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crystalloid crys·tal·loid (krĭs'tə-loid')
n.
A substance that in solution can pass through a semipermeable membrane and be crystallized, as distinguished from a colloid. adj.
Resembling or having properties of a crystal or crystalloid.
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