Emulsion Definition

ĭ-mŭlshən
emulsions
noun
emulsions
A stable colloidal suspension, as milk, consisting of an immiscible liquid dispersed and held in another liquid by substances called emulsifiers.
Webster's New World
A photosensitive coating, usually of silver halide grains in a thin gelatin layer, on photographic film, paper, or glass.
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Noun

Singular:
emulsion
Plural:
emulsions

Origin of Emulsion

  • New Latin ēmulsiō ēmulsiōn- from Latin ēmulsus past participle of ēmulgēre to milk out ē-, ex- ex- mulgēre to milk melg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Emulsion Sentence Examples

  • It is, like milk, an emulsion, and when examined with the microscope is seen to consist of numerous globules suspended in a watery fluid.

  • This set contains a two ounce spray and a generous eight ounce bottle of Perfumed Firming Body Emulsion, an antioxidant-rich moisturizer that revitalizes and softens all at once.

  • The vaccine is suspended in the aqueous phase of an oil adjuvant emulsion.

  • Sand and fill existing lining paper particularly the seams, taking care to re- paste any loose paper before applying emulsion.

  • A photographic emulsion is made up of lots of tiny grains a few microns across.

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Words Starting With

EEMEMU

Words Ending With

NONION

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