| colloids | Two-phase systems in which one is uniformly dispersed in another as particles small enough so they cannot be filtered or will not settle out. The dispersing or continuous phase or medium envelops the particles of the discontinuous phase. All three states of matter can form colloids among each other. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| surf | The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, especially. Upon a sloping beach. <zoology> Surf bird See Whiting. Origin: Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same word as E. Sough. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |