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emulsion

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from ēmulgeō
  2. derived from ēmulsiō
  3. borrowed from émulsion

Definitions

  1. A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is…

    A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.

    • Mayonnaise is an emulsion where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed.
    • When an ultrasonic beam is fired at the microcannons, the emulsion evaporates, expanding rapidly into gas. This creates enough force to push the nanobullets out at velocities reaching several metres per second.

  2. A colloid in which both phases are liquid.

  3. The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a…

    The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To paint with emulsion paint.

The neighborhood

Derived

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

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for emulsion. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA