emulsions

plural of emulsion

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Recent Examples of emulsions Chemical structures Butter and margarine are emulsions, which are mixtures of tiny water droplets spread throughouta continuous fat matrix. Rosemary Trout, Scientific American, 27 June 2026 Chemical structures Butter and margarine are emulsions, which are mixtures of tiny water droplets spread throughout a continuous fat matrix. Rosemary Trout, The Conversation, 10 June 2026 Gel creams, lightweight lotions, and emulsions—oh my! Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2026 Butter and mayonnaise are both emulsions made up of fat, water, and protein. Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 1 Feb. 2026 At Locanda Nerello, the property’s upscale organic restaurant, cabbage emulsions will come to the table tasting more like cabbage than seems feasible; chunks of Nebrodi pig, crisped to a mahogany brown, will top eggy, cheesy pasta, and local honey will sweeten complex desserts. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026 According to the researchers, the effect could also become visible at larger scales, such as in emulsions, liquids in which countless tiny oil droplets are distributed in water. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025 Liquids are among the most difficult foodstuffs to render, and leafy greens, raw meats, and emulsions are where real artistry is unleashed. Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025 The zinc anodes are currently made by drying zinc emulsions in cylindrical molds overnight and baking the resulting disks in a furnace for a few hours. IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emulsions
Noun
  • New methods for testing chemical mixtures Thousands of chemicals are used in commerce and released into the environment.
    Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • More recently, drones have been used to drop incendiary mixtures that ignite apartment buildings and residential blocks.
    David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • The element plays an important role in superconductors, advanced alloys, ceramics, phosphors, and other high-performance technologies.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • Most missiles, like the Tomahawk, are made of aluminum alloys and other metals.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • His primary goal was to produce virtually every regional Scotch style in one facility, which would allow for a wide range of blends without relying on other producers.
    David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • These topicals come in 30-day supplies and range from two-ingredient blends to more intensive multi-ingredient formulas.
    Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • Shoppers caught a break with some types of salad mixes, though, which stores advertised at prices 7 to 24 cents cheaper than a year prior, the USDA said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • The rising use of data analysis and various artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the media and entertainment industry favors new mixes of various storage and memory technologies.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • The Amsterdam Polaroids extended Ghirri’s penchant for quotidian surrealism with some strenuous amalgams.
    James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • In November, signatories to the convention agreed to phase out the use of mercury-containing dental amalgams by the year 2034.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Now you’ll be met with automotive amalgamations like the BMW X6 and the many rivals that have cropped up in the past decade.
    Matt Degen, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
  • And the wines made from cold-hardy hybrid grapes like La Crescent and Frontenac Gris, from Deirdre Heekin of La Garagista in Vermont, and the cider-wine amalgamations of Heekin’s protegee Krista Scruggs.
    Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2018

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“Emulsions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emulsions. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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