a suspension in which the particles appear to be dissolved because they are so widely dispersed
pseudosolution in American English
(ˌsuːdousəˈluːʃən)
noun
Physical Chemistry
a colloidal suspension in which the finely divided particles appear to be dissolved because they are so widely dispersed inthe surrounding medium
Word origin
[1910–15; pseudo- + solution]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: carbon cycle, flashback, homeroom, radio, zingpseudo- is a combining form meaning “false,” “pretended,” “unreal,” used in the formationof compound words (pseudoclassic; pseudointellectual); in scientific use, pseudo- denotes close or deceptive resemblance to the following element (pseudobulb; pseudocarp), and is used sometimes in chemical names of isomers (pseudoephedrine)