emulsion

Meanings

Plural: emulsions

Noun

(chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids
- "an oil-in-water emulsion"
a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin
A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.
A colloid in which both phases are liquid.
The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.

Verb

To paint with emulsion paint.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

photographic emulsion

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