emulsion
noun
emul·sion
i-ˈməl-shən 
1
a
: a system (such 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 sense 2b(3)
especially
: a suspension of a sensitive silver salt or a mixture of silver halides in a viscous medium (such as a gelatin solution) forming a coating on photographic plates, film, or paper
Synonyms
Examples of emulsion in a Sentence
milk is basically an oil-in-water emulsion
Recent Examples on the Web
Organic and synthetic Organic fertilizers such as blood meal, bone meal, cottonseed meal and fish emulsion are derived from the remains of living organisms.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
Fertilizer Feed plants every three to four weeks during the growing season—use an acid fertilizer, fish emulsion, blood meal, or even coffee grounds.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2024
Once the exposure period was over, the emulsions were developed the next day.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 May 2023
The artist achieves this effect by dropping strands of a soft material onto an exposure unit, which uses ultraviolet light to fix an emulsion onto a template for printing.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
During the ’30s to the early ’50s, that period also lines up with really good lab work happening and also a higher density of silver content in the emulsions of film during that time.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Containerized plants may require fertilization several times during the year; an occasional liquid feeding with fish emulsion or seaweed, combined with application of slow-release Osmocote granules should keep your potted citrus happy.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2024
The dripping richness of beef fat was mimicked by an emulsion of mushroom tea and de-aromatized coconut fat.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
The author was thinking about modern chemistry, which in various emulsions (or whatever they are called) has located substances and forms that in some ways behave like living matter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2024
Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
Fertilizer Feed plants every three to four weeks during the growing season—use an acid fertilizer, fish emulsion, blood meal, or even coffee grounds.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2024
Once the exposure period was over, the emulsions were developed the next day.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 May 2023
The artist achieves this effect by dropping strands of a soft material onto an exposure unit, which uses ultraviolet light to fix an emulsion onto a template for printing.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
During the ’30s to the early ’50s, that period also lines up with really good lab work happening and also a higher density of silver content in the emulsions of film during that time.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Containerized plants may require fertilization several times during the year; an occasional liquid feeding with fish emulsion or seaweed, combined with application of slow-release Osmocote granules should keep your potted citrus happy.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2024
The dripping richness of beef fat was mimicked by an emulsion of mushroom tea and de-aromatized coconut fat.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
The author was thinking about modern chemistry, which in various emulsions (or whatever they are called) has located substances and forms that in some ways behave like living matter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2024
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emulsion
noun
emul·sion
i-ˈməl-shən
: a material consisting of a mixture of liquids that do not dissolve in each other and having droplets of one liquid scattered throughout the other
an emulsion of oil in water
Medical Definition
emulsion
noun
emul·sion
i-ˈməl-shən
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 sense 2
especially
: a suspension of a sensitive silver salt or a mixture of halides of silver in a viscous medium (as a gelatin solution) forming a coating on photographic plates, film, or paper
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