crystalloid noun & adjective. ['krɪst(ǝ)lɔɪd] Now rare. LME.
[from CRYSTAL noun & adjective + -OID.]
A. noun.
1. The substance of the lens of the eye. Only in LME.

2. Chemistry. A crystalline substance, capable of dissolving in water and, when dissolved, of diffusing through a membrane. M19.

3. Botany. A crystal-like granule formed by the precipitation of protein, found in seeds and other storage organs. L19.
b. adjective. Of crystalline form; pertaining to or of the nature of a crystalloid. M19.

■ crysta'lloidal adjective = CRYSTALLOID adjective M19.

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