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emulsion

emul·sion

US/ɪˈmʌlʃʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.

(chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids

  • “an oil-in-water emulsion”
2.

Origin

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

Phrases

  • asphalt emulsion
  • double emulsion
  • emulsion paint
  • emulsion polymerization
  • photographic emulsion
  • solid emulsion

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