Definition. Colloids are important in both the natural environment and for manufactured products. A colloid is mixture where at least two types of substances are placed together. The substances do not change; each substance retains its own properties. The substances, also called particles, do not settle out of the mixture and cannot be seen.
Jonestown, TX. Jonestown is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,681 at the 2000 census. Jonestown is located at 30Â°29â²20â³N 97Â°55â²27â³W / 30.488872Â°N 97.924208Â°W / 30.488872; -97.924208 (30.488872, -97.924208). This is at the north end of Lake Travis, 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Austin.
Jonestown massacre. Jonestown massacre, (November 18, 1978), mass murder-suicide of members of the California-based Peoples Temple cult at the behest of their leader, Jim Jones, in Jonestown agricultural commune, Guyana. The death toll exceeded 900, including some 300 age 17 and under, making the incident one of the largest mass deaths in American history.