emulsion
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French émulsion, from New Latin ēmulsiō, ēmulsiōnis, based on Latin ēmulgeō (“I milk out, extract”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]emulsion (plural emulsions)
- 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.
- 2016 February 1, Tom Whipple, “Microcannon firing nanobullets: the future of targeted medicine”, in The Times[1]:
- 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.
- (physical chemistry) A colloid in which both phases are liquid.
- (photography) The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]suspension of one liquid in another
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coating of photosensitive layer on a photographic film
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Verb
[edit]emulsion (third-person singular simple present emulsions, present participle emulsioning, simple past and past participle emulsioned)
- (transitive) To paint with emulsion paint.
Further reading
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Anagrams
[edit]Danish
[edit]Noun
[edit]emulsion c (singular definite emulsionen, plural indefinite emulsioner)
Declension
[edit]| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | emulsion | emulsionen | emulsioner | emulsionerne |
| genitive | emulsions | emulsionens | emulsioners | emulsionernes |
Further reading
[edit]Finnish
[edit]Noun
[edit]emulsion
Swedish
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Noun
[edit]emulsion c
- an emulsion
- Majonnäs och margarin är emulsioner
- Mayonnaise and margarine are emulsions
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | emulsion | emulsions |
| definite | emulsionen | emulsionens | |
| plural | indefinite | emulsioner | emulsioners |
| definite | emulsionerna | emulsionernas |
Related terms
[edit]- emulgera (“emulsify”)
References
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