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crystalloid

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Noun

  1. Any substance that can be crystallized from solution; a water-soluble crystalline substance that can diffuse through a semipermeable membrane, as opposed to a colloid which cannot.
  2. One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells.

Adjective

  1. Crystal-like; transparent like crystal, or shaped like a crystal.

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