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emulsion

The definition of an emulsion is a suspension where an unmixable liquid is held in another liquid.

(noun)

An example of an emulsion is oil in vinegar.

See emulsion in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a stable colloidal suspension, as milk, consisting of an immiscible liquid dispersed and held in another liquid by substances called emulsifiers; specif.,

Pharmacy such a suspension used as a vehicle for medication
Photog. a suspension of a salt of silver, platinum, etc. in gelatin or collodion, used to coat plates, film, and paper

Origin: ModL emulsio < L emulsus, pp. of emulgere, to milk or drain out < e-, out + mulgere, to milk

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emulsive adjective

See emulsion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A suspension of small globules of one liquid in a second liquid with which the first will not mix: an emulsion of oil in vinegar.
A photosensitive coating, usually of silver halide grains in a thin gelatin layer, on photographic film, paper, or glass.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin ēmulsiō, ēmulsiōn-

Origin: , from Latin ēmulsus

Origin: , past participle of ēmulgēre, to milk out

Origin: : ē-, ex-, ex-

Origin: + mulgēre, to milk; see melg- in Indo-European roots

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