mixture vs colloid

colloid vs mixture

mixture and colloid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mixture	Yes	No	No	No
colloid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, colloid is a hyponym of mixture; that is, colloid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mixture:

mixture: (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
colloid: a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension

Other hyponyms of mixture include alloy, metal, composition, mechanical mixture, eutectic, solution, suspension, freezing mixture, Greek fire, gummite, lamellar mixture, matte, oxyacetylene, mineral jelly, petrolatum, petroleum jelly, plaster, soda lime, zaatar, eucerin anhydrous, eucerine anhydrous, chromic-sulfuric acid.

mixture (noun)	colloid (noun)
the act of mixing together	a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension
an event that combines things in a mixture
any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

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