coloidal
Portuguese, adjective/ko.lojˈdaw/
coloidal is spelled C-O-L-O-I-D-A-L (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 79,437th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coloidal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “colloidal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo aos coloides”.
What does coloidal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo aos coloides 2. diz-se do ou análogo a qualquer sistema líquido, sólido ou gasoso 3. que possui o aspecto e a perspicuidade da cola
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coloidal
- coloidais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coloidal?
- Brazil /ko.lojˈdaw/
- Brazil [ko.loɪ̯ˈdaʊ̯]
- Portugal /ku.lɔjˈdal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to coloidal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is coloidal in Portuguese?
coloidal appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).