emulsion
noun/ɪˈmʌlʃn/
/ɪˈmʌlʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- any mixture of liquids that do not normally mix together, such as oil and water
- Reduce the heat until the mixture becomes a thick emulsion.
- The test solutions were prepared in emulsion form.
- (also emulsion paint)(British English) a type of paint used on walls and ceilings that dries without leaving a shiny surface
- They gave the walls a coat of white emulsion.
- (specialist) a substance on the surface of photographic film that makes it sensitive to light
- photographic/film emulsion
Word Originearly 17th cent. (denoting a milky liquid made by crushing almonds in water): from modern Latin emulsio(n-), from the verb emulgere ‘milk out’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + mulgere ‘to milk’.
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