emulsion
noun C2- 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.
- A food preparation in which one or more ingredients are made into an emulsion. · a potato and cheese emulsion
- A colloid in which both phases are liquid.
- The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.
Plural emulsions
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