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Meaning of 'crystalloid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Crystalloid [ a.]
- Crystal-like; transparent like crystal.
2 . Crystalloid [ n.]
- A body which, in solution, diffuses readily through animal membranes, and generally is capable of being crystallized; -- opposed to colloid.
- One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells; -- called also protein crystal.

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