emulsion.
A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.
Meaning & usage
A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.
Mayonnaise is an emulsion where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed.
A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible. A food preparation in which one or more ingredients are made into an emulsion.
a potato and cheese emulsion
A colloid in which both phases are liquid.
The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French émulsion, from New Latin ēmulsiō, ēmulsiōnis, based on Latin ēmulgeō (“to milk out, extract”).
To paint with emulsion paint.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French émulsion, from New Latin ēmulsiō, ēmulsiōnis, based on Latin ēmulgeō (“to milk out, extract”).
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