emulsion
noun
emul·sion
i-ˈməl-shən 
1
a
: a system (such as fat in milk) consisting of a liquid dispersed with or without an emulsifier in an immiscible liquid usually in droplets of larger than colloidal size
b
: the state of such a system
2
: suspension sense 2b(3)
especially
: a suspension of a sensitive silver salt or a mixture of silver halides in a viscous medium (such as a gelatin solution) forming a coating on photographic plates, film, or paper
Examples of emulsion in a Sentence
milk is basically an oil-in-water emulsion
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The unusual materials, interacting with emulsion, and oil and acrylic paints, borrow from Post-Impressionist exploration of light and color to depict the verisimilitude of nature.
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The unusual materials, interacting with emulsion, and oil and acrylic paints, borrow from Post-Impressionist exploration of light and color to depict the verisimilitude of nature.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
By blending cellulose nanofibers from wood with zein protein from corn, the scientists developed an emulsion.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2025
As Ku and her team explain, Pickering emulsions lower interfacial energy by covering the interface of water and oil with solid nanoparticles (NPs) instead of using molecular surfactants.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2025
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The unusual materials, interacting with emulsion, and oil and acrylic paints, borrow from Post-Impressionist exploration of light and color to depict the verisimilitude of nature.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
By blending cellulose nanofibers from wood with zein protein from corn, the scientists developed an emulsion.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2025
As Ku and her team explain, Pickering emulsions lower interfacial energy by covering the interface of water and oil with solid nanoparticles (NPs) instead of using molecular surfactants.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2025
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emulsion
noun
emul·sion
i-ˈməl-shən
: a material consisting of a mixture of liquids that do not dissolve in each other and having droplets of one liquid scattered throughout the other
an emulsion of oil in water
Medical Definition
emulsion
noun
emul·sion
i-ˈməl-shən
1
a
: a system (as fat in milk) consisting of a liquid dispersed with or without an emulsifier in an immiscible liquid usually in droplets of larger than colloidal size
b
: the state of such a system
2
: suspension sense 2
especially
: a suspension of a sensitive silver salt or a mixture of halides of silver in a viscous medium (as a gelatin solution) forming a coating on photographic plates, film, or paper
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