/
ɪˈmʌlʃ(ə)n/
n.
- a fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or miscible.
▸a fine dispersion of one liquid or puréed food substance in another:
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ravioli with pea and ginger emulsion.
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(also emulsion paint)
a type of paint consisting of pigment bound in a synthetic resin which forms an emulsion with water.
- a light-sensitive coating for photographic films and plates, containing crystals of a silver compound dispersed in a medium such as gelatin.
Derivative
Etymology
C17 (denoting a milky liquid made by crushing almonds in water): from mod. L. emulsio(n-), from emulgere ‘milk out’.
