Emulsion

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A suspension of small globules of one liquid in a second liquid with which the first will not mix: an emulsion of oil in vinegar.
  • n. A photosensitive coating, usually of silver halide grains in a thin gelatin layer, on photographic film, paper, or glass.
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  • n. a stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible
  • n. a colloid in which both phases are liquid
  • n. the coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A draining out.
  • n. A mixture of liquids insoluble in one another, where one is suspended in the other in the form of minute globules, as the fat (butter) in milk: as, an emulsion of cod-liver oil.
  • n. A mixture in which solid particles are suspended in a liquid in which they are insoluble: as, a camphor emulsion.
  • n. In photography, a name given to various emulsified mixtures used in making dry plates, etc. See photography.
  • n. Unwashed, a collodion containing finely divided silver bromide held in suspension.
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  • n. a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin
  • n. (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    coating    coat    colloid   
    Form
    solid emulsion    emulsify   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    compulsion    convulsion    expulsion    propulsion    revulsion   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    emulsifier    cutback    carbocation    lubricant   
     
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