crystalloid

[kris-tl-oid] /ˈkrɪs tlˌɔɪd/
noun
1.
a usually crystallizable substance that, when dissolved in a liquid, will diffuse readily through vegetable or animal membranes.
2.
Botany. one of certain minute crystallike granules of protein, found in the tissues of various seeds.
adjective
3.
resembling a crystal.
4.
of the nature of a crystalloid.
Origin
1860-65; < Greek krystalloeidḗs. See crystall-, -oid
Related forms
crystalloidal, adjective
Examples from the web for crystalloid
  • One of the techniques mentioned above involves cold crystalloid renal artery perfusion.
British Dictionary definitions for crystalloid

crystalloid

/ˈkrɪstəˌlɔɪd/
adjective
1.
resembling or having the appearance or properties of a crystal or crystalloid
noun
2.
a substance that in solution can pass through a semipermeable membrane Compare colloid (sense 3)
3.
(botany) any of numerous crystals of protein occurring in certain seeds and other storage organs
Derived Forms
crystalloidal, adjective
crystalloid in Medicine

crystalloid crys·tal·loid (krĭs'tə-loid')
n.
A substance that in solution can pass through a semipermeable membrane and be crystallized, as distinguished from a colloid. adj.
Resembling or having properties of a crystal or crystalloid.