hydrocolloid

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US/ˌhaɪdɹoʊˈkɒlɔɪd/

noun

Any material that forms a colloid (especially a gel) when mixed with water.

“Holonyms: hydrosol, colloid”

OriginEnglish colloid ← French colloïde ← Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) →
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Meanings

nounhydrocolloid (plural hydrocolloids)

plural hydrocolloids

  1. Any material that forms a colloid (especially a gel) when mixed with water.

    Holonyms: hydrosol, colloid

    1. Any of a broad subclass of such materials that are of biologic origin or importance, most being biopolymers such as polysaccharides or proteins.
    2. Such a material, made from agar, used to make dental impressions.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Ancient Greekκόλλᾰ (kóllă)
  8. Vulgar Latincolla
  9. Frenchcolle
  10. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  12. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  13. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  14. Frenchcolloïde
  15. Englishcolloid
  16. Englishhydrocolloid

From hydro- + colloid.

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Translations

French hydrocolloïde
  • hydrocolloïdematerial
German Hydrokolloide
  • Hydrokolloidematerial
Italian idrocolloide
  • idrocolloidematerial
Russian гидроколло́ид
  • гидроколло́ид (gidrokollóid)material
Spanish hidrocoloide
  • hidrocoloidematerial
Cite this entry
APA

hydrocolloid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrocolloid

MLA

“hydrocolloid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrocolloid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrocolloid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrocolloid.

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