A colloidal dispersion in which the dispersed particles are more or less liquid and exert a certain attraction on and absorb a certain quantity of the fluid in which they are suspended. ... Synonym: emulsion colloid, hydrophil colloid, hydrophilic colloid, lyophilic colloid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(e-mul´soid) lyophilic colloid. rarely, emulsion.
colloidal particles that take up water. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-mŭl′soyd Definitions: 1. A colloidal dispersion in which the dispersed particles are more or less liquid and exert a certain attraction on and absorb a certain quantity of the fluid in which they are suspended. Synonyms: emulsion colloid, hydrophil colloid, hydrophilic colloid, lyophilic colloid &...
a sol having a liquid disperse phase. Cf. suspensoid.