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Crystalloid
Crys′tal-loid
(krĭs′tal-loid)
, Adj.
[Gr.
κρύσταλλοσ
crystal + -oid
.] Crystal-like; transparent like crystal.
Crys′tal-loid
,Noun.
1.
(Chem.)
A body which, in solution, diffuses readily through animal membranes, and generally is capable of being crystallized; – opposed to colloid.
2.
(Bot.)
One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells; – called also
protein crystal
.