emulsion

About 2.60 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun 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.

2. noun A food preparation in which one or more ingredients are made into an emulsion.

   a potato and cheese emulsion

3. noun A colloid in which both phases are liquid.
4. noun The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.
5. verb To paint with emulsion paint.

Similar words

photographic emulsion emulsification ammonium dispersion blend mixture mix colloid suspension ointment

Often followed by

is of and polymerization in to with was or

Word family

emulsions