English Explanatory Dictionary

emulsion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.
  2. A colloid in which both phases are liquid.
  3. The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.
verb
  1. To paint with emulsion paint.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

emulsion emulsions emulsioning emulsioned

Etymology

Borrowed from French émulsion, from New Latin ēmulsiō, ēmulsiōnis, based on Latin ēmulgeō (“to milk out, extract”).

Related words

emulsifier

Derived words

asphalt emulsion double emulsion emulsify emulsionize emulsion paint emulsion polymerization emulsoid macroemulsion microemulsion nanoemulsion nonemulsion photoemulsion photographic emulsion solid emulsion
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