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colloid

mixture of an insoluble substance microscopically dispersed throughout another substance
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colloid

Summary

colloid ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (483 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • colloid is a type of dispersion[2].
  • colloid's Commons category is recorded as Colloids[3].
  • colloid's said to be the same as is recorded as colloidal dispersion[4].
  • colloid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Colloids[5].
  • colloid's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6].
  • colloid's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
  • colloid's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[8].
  • colloid's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • colloid's studied by is recorded as interface and colloid science[10].
  • colloid's practiced by is recorded as interface and colloid science[11].
  • colloid's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12].

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Definition and Type

colloid is a type of dispersion[2].

Why It Matters

colloid ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (483 views/month).[1] colloid has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] colloid is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → dispersion
    Practiced by → interface and colloid science
    Said to be the same as → colloidal dispersion
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 8837, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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