CRYSTALLOID

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Crystal-like; transparent like crystal.

2.
n.

A body which, in solution, diffuses readily through animal membranes, and generally is capable of being crystallized; -- opposed to colloid.

3.
n.

One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells; -- called also protein crystal.