also: にかわしつ
noun
Scientific term for a colloid, a substance microscopically dispersed throughout another substance. Often used in chemistry and materials science.
See also: コロイド
膠質溶液は、粒子が沈殿しにくい性質を持つ。
Colloidal solutions have the property that particles do not easily precipitate.
この物質は膠質状態で存在する
This substance exists in a colloidal state.
コロイド is the more common katakana loanword for 'colloid' in modern Japanese, while 膠質 is a kanji-based term used mainly in technical or academic contexts.
Compound of 膠 (glue, gelatin) and 質 (substance, quality). The term was coined in scientific contexts to describe glue-like or gelatinous substances, corresponding to the concept of colloids.