noun
- a colloidal solution in which water is the dispersing medium
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- The chemist prepared a hydrosol by dispersing silica particles in water.
- Hydrosols are commonly used in laboratory experiments to study colloidal behavior.
- The stability of the hydrosol depended on the pH of the solution.
- Gold hydrosols exhibit distinctive optical properties due to their particle size.
- Many biological fluids, such as blood plasma, are examples of hydrosols.