emulsion
A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.
Example
“Mayonnaise is an emulsion where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed.”
Other meanings
A colloid in which both phases are liquid.
The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.
A kind of
- colloid
Related words
- emulsionize
- emulsoid
- macroemulsion
- microemulsion
- nanoemulsion
- nonemulsion
- photoemulsion
- emulsify
- solid emulsion
- asphalt emulsion
- double emulsion
- emulsion paint
Word history
From Latin "ēmulgeō" (to milk out, extract).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “emulsion” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.