膠こう状じょう

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

colloid; gelatinous

Technical term used in chemistry and materials science to describe a substance in a colloidal state or having a jelly-like consistency. Often used attributively with の.

• この物ぶっ質しつは膠こう状じょうの沈ちん殿でんを形けい成せいする。

  This substance forms a gelatinous precipitate.

• 膠こう状じょう溶よう液えきの性せい質しつを調しらべる。

  Investigate the properties of a colloidal solution.