emulsion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from French émulsion, from New Latin ēmulsiō, ēmulsiōnis, based on Latin ēmulgeō (“to milk out, extract”).
Meanings
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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.
2016 February 1, Tom Whipple, “Microcannon firing nanobullets: the future of targeted medicine”, in The Times:
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A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible. ▸ A food preparation in which one or more ingredients are made into an emulsion.
a potato and cheese emulsion
- (physical) A colloid in which both phases are liquid.
- The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| emulsions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
emulsion polymerization · emulsify · microemulsion · emulsion paint · photoemulsion · emulsoid · photographic emulsion · double emulsion · macroemulsion · emulsionize · solid emulsion · asphalt emulsion · nanoemulsion · nonemulsion
Relateds
Translations (31)
cs emulze (suspension of one liquid in another) · fr émulsion (suspension of one liquid in another) · nb emulsjon (suspension of one liquid in another) · es emulsión (suspension of one liquid in another) · ga eibleacht (suspension of one liquid in another) · cy emylsiwn (suspension of one liquid in another) · da emulsion (suspension of one liquid in another) · tl lapunaw (suspension of one liquid in another) · crh emulsiya (suspension of one liquid in another) · ro emulsie (suspension of one liquid in another) · nn emulsjon (suspension of one liquid in another) · it emulsione (suspension of one liquid in another) · ar مُسْتَحْلَب (suspension of one liquid in another) · ca emulsió (suspension of one liquid in another) · ms emulsi (suspension of one liquid in another) · sv emulsion (suspension of one liquid in another) · id emulsi (suspension of one liquid in another) · bg емулсия (suspension of one liquid in another) · is ljósnæmislag (coating of photosensitive layer on a photographic film) · ru эму́льсия (suspension of one liquid in another) · fi emulsio (coating of photosensitive layer on a photographic film) · nl emulsie (suspension of one liquid in another) · cmn 乳濁液 /乳浊液 (suspension of one liquid in another) · hi पायस (suspension of one liquid in another) · fi emulsio (suspension of one liquid in another) · pt emulsão (suspension of one liquid in another) · is þeyta (suspension of one liquid in another) · hu emulzió (coating of photosensitive layer on a photographic film) · pl emulsja (suspension of one liquid in another) · el γαλάκτωμα (suspension of one liquid in another) · de Emulsion (suspension of one liquid in another)