A colloid or dispersed system where fine particles are distributed throughout a medium.
From disperse + -oid (Greek -oeides, meaning 'resembling'). Created as a technical term in colloid chemistry to describe systems with dispersed particles.
Your blood is a sophisticated dispersoid with red cells, white cells, and platelets suspended in plasma—it's a liquid that behaves differently than water because of all those particles floating in it.
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