Mayonnaise is an emulsion of oil, egg yolks, and either vinegar or lemon juice.
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Emulsion
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29 translations across 29 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مُسْتَحْلَب noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Bulgarian
1 entries- емулсия noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Catalan
1 entries- emulsió noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 乳濁液 /乳浊液 noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- emulsiya noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Czech
1 entries- emulze noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Danish
1 entries- emulsion noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Dutch
1 entries- emulsie noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Finnish
1 entries- emulsio noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
French
1 entries- émulsion noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
German
1 entries- Emulsion noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Greek
1 entries- γαλάκτωμα noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Hindi
1 entries- पायस noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Hungarian
1 entries- emulzió noun (coating of photosensitive layer on a photographic film)
Icelandic
1 entries- þeyta noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Indonesian
1 entries- emulsi noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Irish
1 entries- eibleacht noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Italian
1 entries- emulsione noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Malay
1 entries- emulsi noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- emulsjon noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- emulsjon noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Polish
1 entries- emulsja noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Portuguese
1 entries- emulsão noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Romanian
1 entries- emulsie noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Russian
1 entries- эму́льсия noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Spanish
1 entries- emulsión noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Swedish
1 entries- emulsion noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Tagalog
1 entries- lapunaw noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
Welsh
1 entries- emylsiwn noun (suspension of one liquid in another)
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Although Italian dressing looks uniform after you shake it, it's actually an emulsion and will separate into layers over time.
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Mayonnaise is a classic example of an emulsion, where oil and vinegar are held together by egg yolk.
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In chemistry, an emulsion is defined as a mixture of two immiscible liquids, like oil and water.
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