01 a. Crystal-like; transparent like crystal.
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Crystal-like; transparent like crystal.
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Webster, 1913
Crystalloid
02 n. A body which, in solution, diffuses readily through animal membranes, and generally is capable of being crystallized; -- opposed to colloid.
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A body which, in solution, diffuses readily through animal membranes, and generally is capable of being crystallized; -- opposed to colloid.(Chem.)
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One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells; -- called also protein crystal.(Bot.) Also: protein crystal