emulsion

emul·sion

noun \i-ˈməl-shən\

Definition of EMULSION

1

a : a system (as fat in milk) consisting of a liquid dispersed with or without an emulsifier in an immiscible liquid usually in droplets of larger than colloidal size b : the state of such a system

2

: suspension 2b(3); especially : a suspension of a sensitive silver salt or a mixture of silver halides in a viscous medium (as a gelatin solution) forming a coating on photographic plates, film, or paper

Examples of EMULSION

1. <milk is basically an oil-in-water emulsion>

Origin of EMULSION

New Latin emulsion-, emulsio, from Latin emulgēre to milk out, from e- + mulgēre to milk; akin to Old English melcan to milk, Greek amelgein

First Known Use: 1612

Related to EMULSION

Synonyms: admixture, alloy, amalgam, amalgamation, cocktail, combination, composite, compound, conflation, blend, fusion, intermixture, meld, mix, mixture, synthesis

Related Words: half-and-half; absorption, blending, coalescence, coalition, commingling, commixture, compost, concretion, homogenization, immingling, immixture, incorporation, integration, interfusion, intermingling, mergence, merger, merging, mingling; assortment, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jumble, medley, mélange, mishmash, motley, patchwork, potpourri, variety; accumulation, aggregation, conglomeration

Near Antonyms: component, constituent, element, ingredient

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Other Pictures (on film) Terms

daguerreotype, fill, sepia, still, stop

Rhymes with EMULSION

avulsion, compulsion, convulsion, evulsion, expulsion, impulsion, propulsion, repulsion, revulsion