crystalloid Syllabification: (crys·tal·loid)Pronunciation: /ˈkristəˌloid/Definition of crystalloid adjective resembling a crystal in shape or structure. noun 1 Botany a small, crystallike mass of protein in a plant cell. 2 Chemistry a substance that, when dissolved, forms a true solution rather than a colloid and is able to pass through a semipermeable membrane. crystalloid in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of crystalloid in the British & World English dictionary