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Term of the Road Dictionary

colloid

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Binders
  • Definition : Substance divided up and dispersed in a liquid or gas phase (disperse phase, disperse medium), with particles typically smaller than 10 µm.

kolloid

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Bindemittel
  • Definition : Eine Substanz, die zerlegt und in eine flüssige oder eine gasförmige Phase (disperse Phase, disperses Medium) aufgeteilt wird, mit Teilchen üblicherweise kleiner als 10 µm.

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