Title: Emulsion - definition of emulsion by The Free Dictionary
Headings: emulsion
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e·mul·sion
e·mul′sive adj.
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eˈmulsive adj
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e•mul′sive, adj.
e·mul·sion
emulsify verb
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Content: from New Latin ēmulsiō, from Latin ēmulsus milked out, from ēmulgēre to milk out, drain out, from mulgēre to milk]
eˈmulsive adj
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e•mul•sion
(ɪˈmʌl ʃən)
n.
1. any colloidal suspension of a liquid in another liquid. 2. any liquid mixture containing medicine suspended in minute globules. 3. a photosensitive layer of silver halide suspended in gelatin, thinly applied to one surface of a photographic film. [1605–15; < Latin ēmuls (us), past participle of ēmulgēre to draw off (milk) ( ē- e - + mulgēre to milk) + -ion]
e•mul′sive, adj. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. e·mul·sion
(ĭ-mŭl′shən)
A suspension of tiny droplets of one liquid in a second liquid.