| Term | Definition |
| sols | Solid particles spread throughout liquid particles. Blood plasma is an example, because solid blood cells are spread throughout the liquid plasma. |
| emulsions | A liquid spread throughout another type of liquid. Milk is an example because milk fat is spread throughout water. |
| foams | Gas mixed with a liquid. Shaving cream is an example because it has hydrocarbon gas spread throughout a liquid. |
| gels | Liquid particles are held between solid particles. Jelly is an example because the water is trapped between solid gelatin particles. |
| smoke | Solid particles (carbon from burnt wood) is spread throughout a gas (air). |
| mist | A liquid spread throughout a gas. Fog is an example because it has fine water droplets spread throughout air. |
| Hydrocarbon gas | The gas part of shaving cream - a foam. |
| Carbon | The solid part of smoke |
| Air | The gas part of smoke |
| water droplets | The liquid part of mist |
| Gelatin | The solid part of jelly |
| blood proteins | The solid part of the sol known as blood plasma. |