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e⋅mul⋅sion
[i-muhl-shuh
n] 
–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) 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
E*mul"sion\, n. [From L. emulgere, emulsum: cf. F. ['e]mulsion. See Emulge.] Any liquid preparation of a color and consistency resembling milk; as: (a) In pharmacy, an extract of seeds, or a mixture of oil and water united by a mucilaginous substance. (b) In photography, a liquid preparation of collodion holding salt of silver, used in the photographic process.
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Language Translation for : emulsion
Spanish:
emulsión,
German:
die Emulsion,
Japanese:
乳剤
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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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·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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| 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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