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emulsion

a fine dispersion of one liquid or pureed food substance into or onto another

e·mul·sion

(ĭ-mŭl′shən)

1. 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.

2. A photosensitive coating, usually of silver halide grains in a thin gelatin layer, on photographic film, paper, or glass.

[New Latin ēmulsiō, ēmulsiōn-, from Latin ēmulsus, past participle of ēmulgēre, to milk out : ē-, ex-, ex- + mulgēre, to milk; see melg- in Indo-European roots.]

e·mul′sive adj.

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emulsion

(ɪˈmʌlʃən)

1. (Photography) photog a light-sensitive coating on a base, such as paper or film, consisting of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in gelatine

2. (Chemistry) chem a colloid in which both phases are liquids: an oil-in-water emulsion.

3. (Chemistry) Also called: emulsion paint a type of paint in which the pigment is suspended in a vehicle, usually a synthetic resin, that is dispersed in water as an emulsion. It usually gives a mat finish

4. (Pharmacology) pharmacol a mixture in which an oily medicine is dispersed in another liquid

5. any liquid resembling milk

[C17: from New Latin ēmulsiō, from Latin ēmulsus milked out, from ēmulgēre to milk out, drain out, from mulgēre to milk]

eˈmulsive adj

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e•mul•sion

(ɪˈmʌl ʃən)

n.

1. any colloidal suspension of a liquid in another liquid.

2. any liquid mixture containing medicine suspended in minute globules.

3. a photosensitive layer of silver halide suspended in gelatin, thinly applied to one surface of a photographic film.

[1605–15; < Latin ēmuls(us), past participle of ēmulgēre to draw off (milk) (ē- e- + mulgēre to milk) + -ion]

e•mul′sive, adj.

e·mul·sion

(ĭ-mŭl′shən)

A suspension of tiny droplets of one liquid in a second liquid. By making an emulsion, one can mix two liquids that ordinarily do not mix well, such as oil and water. Compare aerosol, foam.

emulsify verb

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emulsion

A colloidal dispersion in which small droplets of one liquid are dispersed within another, such as oil in water or water in oil.

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Noun	1.	emulsion - (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids; "an oil-in-water emulsion" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions colloid - a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension
	2.	emulsion - a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin photographic emulsion coating, coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint" silver nitrate - a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used in medicine as a cautery and as a topical antibacterial agent silver bromide - a bromide that darkens when exposed to light; used in making photographic emulsions

Translations

مُسْتَحْلَب، زَيت مع ماء

emulsion

Emulsion

émulsion

emulzió

fleyti, òeyta

emulsione emulsionare

emulsijaemulsiniai dažai

emulsija

emulsjon

emulzia

baza kıvamında koyu bir sıvı karışımısübye

乳状液

emulsion

[ɪˈmʌlʃən] N (= liquid) → emulsión f (also emulsion paint) → pintura f emulsión

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

emulsion

[ɪˈmʌlʃ^ən] n

(= paint) → peinture f mate

(CHEMISTRY) → émulsion f

(PHOTOGRAPHY) → émulsion f

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emulsion

→ Emulsion f

(also emulsion paint) → Emulsionsfarbe f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

emulsion

[ɪˈmʌlʃ/ən] n (liquid) → emulsione f (also emulsion paint) → pittura (murale)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

emulsion

(iˈmalʃən) noun

a milky liquid prepared by mixing eg oil and water.

emulsion paint

a paint mixed with water rather than oil.

e·mul·sion

n. emulsión, mezcla de dos líquidos, uno de los cuales permanece suspendido.

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