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Emulsion

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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. 2
    a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin wordnet
  3. 3
    A colloid in which both phases are liquid. physical
  4. 4
    (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids wordnet
  5. 5
    The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.
Verb
  1. 1
    To paint with emulsion paint. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French émulsion, from New Latin ēmulsiō, ēmulsiōnis, based on Latin ēmulgeō (“I milk out, extract”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French émulsion, from New Latin ēmulsiō, ēmulsiōnis, based on Latin ēmulgeō (“I milk out, extract”).

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