Emulsion
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e·mul·sion 
[i-muhl-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
[i-muhl-shuhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Physical Chemistry. any colloidal suspension of a liquid in another liquid. |
| 2. | such a suspension used in cosmetics. |
| 3. | Pharmacology. a liquid preparation consisting of two completely immiscible liquids, one of which, as minute globules coated by a gum or other mucilaginous substance, is dispersed throughout the other: used as a means of making a medicine palatable. |
| 4. | Photography. a composition sensitive to some or all of the actinic rays of light, consisting of one or more of the silver halides suspended in gelatin, applied in a thin layer to one surface of a film or the like. |
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| e·mul·sion
(ĭ-mŭl'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.
[New Latin ēmulsiō, ēmulsiōn-, from Latin ēmulsus, past participle of ēmulgēre, to milk out : ē-, ex-, ex- + mulgēre, to milk; see melg- in Indo-European roots.] e·mul'sive adj. |
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emulsion
emulsion
1612, from Fr. emulsion, from L. emulsus, pp. of emulgere "to milk out," from ex- "out" + mulgere "to milk." Milk is a classic instance of an emulsion, drops of one liquid dispersed throughout another. Emulsify is from 1859.
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| emulsion | |
noun | |
| 1. | (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids; "an oil-in-water emulsion" |
| 2. | a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin |
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| emulsion
(ĭ-mŭl'shən) Pronunciation Key
A suspension of tiny droplets of one liquid in a second liquid. By making an emulsion, one can mix two liquids that ordinarily do not mix well, such as oil and water. Compare aerosol, foam. emulsify verb |
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e·mul'sive adj.
emulsion e·mul·sion (ĭ-mŭl'shən)
n.
A suspension of small globules of one liquid in a second liquid with which the first will not mix.
e·mul'sive adj.
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Main Entry: emul·sion
Pronunciation: i-'m&l-sh&n
Function: noun
1 a : a system (as fat in milk) consisting of a liquid dispersed withor without an emulsifier in an immiscible liquid usually in droplets of larger than colloidal size b : the state of such a system
2 :SUSPENSION 2; especially : a suspension of a sensitive silver salt or a mixture of halides of silver in aviscous medium (as a gelatin solution) forming a coating on photographic plates, film, or paper —emul·sive /-'m&l-siv/ adjective
Main Entry: emul·sion
Pronunciation: i-'m&l-sh&n
Function: noun
1 a : a system (as fat in milk) consisting of a liquid dispersed withor without an emulsifier in an immiscible liquid usually in droplets of larger than colloidal size b : the state of such a system
2 :
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Emulsion
E*mul"sin\, n. [See Emulsion, Emulge.] (Chem.) (a) The white milky pulp or extract of bitter almonds. [R.] (b) An unorganized ferment (contained in this extract and in other vegetable juices), which effects the decomposition of certain glucosides.
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emulsion
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