Alloy vs Colloid - What's the difference?
alloy | colloid |
A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.
An admixture; something added which stains, taints etc.
*, II.20:
To mix or combine; often used of metals.
To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance.
(figurative) To impair or debase by mixture.
(chemistry) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.
(meteorology) An intimate mixture of two substances one of which, called the dispersed phase (or colloid ), is uniformly distributed in a finely divided state throughout the second substance, called the dispersion medium (or dispersing medium). The dispersion medium may be a gas, a liquid, or a solid, and the dispersed phase may also be any of these, with the exception that one does not speak of a colloidal system of one gas in another. A system of liquid or solid particles colloidally dispersed in a gas is called an aerosol. A system of solid substances or water-insoluble liquids colloidally dispersed in liquid water is called a hydrosol.
(geology) A particle less than 1 micron in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
As nouns the difference between alloy and colloid
is that alloy is a metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal while colloid is a stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.As a verb alloy
is to mix or combine; often used of metals.As an adjective colloid is
glue-like; gelatinous.alloy
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) alai, from (etyl) aloi, from aloiier.Noun
(en noun)- Metrodorus said that in sadnesse there is some aloy of pleasure.
Derived terms
* superalloyEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper
- to alloy pleasure with misfortunes