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Emulsion

noun

(chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids.

A light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin. Synonym: photographic emulsion.

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... tablespoonful at a time, a gill of salad oil, stirring hard between spoonfuls. Put in more vinegar, more oil—the seasoning suffices for half a pint of dressing. Stir till it thickens—it should be like an emulsion when poured upon the salad. Keep on ice. The oil and vinegar will separate, but the dressing can be brought back by ...

— Dishes & Beverages of the Old South • Martha McCulloch Williams

... the children flying, followed patiently by the old khansamah with a spoon in one hand and a bottle of cod-liver-oil emulsion in the other. I had better finish this letter and get the ink out ...

— Olivia in India • O. Douglas

... of this, and about every other insect pest, is what is known as the "Kerosene Emulsion." This is made by churning common kerosene with milk or soap until it ...

— Cabbages and Cauliflowers: How to Grow Them • James John Howard Gregory

... English roads, lacking depth of road-metal, were speedily torn to pieces by the heavy traffic of motors and steam traction engines. Passing cars and lorries sprayed the hedges with a thin mud-emulsion formed from the road binder, and exposed the sharp flints which, like so much broken glass, tore to pieces the tires of ...

— On the Fringe of the Great Fight • George G. Nasmith

Words linked to "Emulsion" : photographic emulsion, chemical science, coat, silver nitrate, colloid, silver bromide, coating, emulsify, chemistry