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emulsoidal

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e⋅mul⋅soid

  [i-muhl-soid]
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–noun
Physical Chemistry. a sol having a liquid disperse phase.
Compare suspensoid.

Origin:
1905–10; < L ēmuls(us) (see emulsion ) + -oid

Related forms:
e⋅mul⋅soi⋅dal  [i-muhl-soid-l, ee-muhl-] , adjective
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Main Entry: emul·soid
Pronunciation: i-'m&l-"soid
Function: noun
1 : a colloidal system consisting of a liquid dispersed in a liquid
2 : a lyophilic sol (as a gelatin solution) —emul·soi·dal /-"m&l-'soid-&l/ adjective
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emulsoid e·mul·soid (ĭ-mŭl'soid')
n.
A colloidal dispersion in which the dispersed particles are more or less liquid, exerting an attraction on and absorbing a certain quantity of the fluid in which they are suspended.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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