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emulsion |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Emulsion \E*mul"sion\, n. [From L. emulgere emulsum: cf F. ['e]mulsion. See {Emulge}.] Any liquid preparation of a color and consistency resembling milk; as: a In pharmacy, an extract of seeds, or a mixture of oil and water united by a mucilaginous substance. b In photography, a liquid preparation of collodion holding salt of silver, used in the photographic process. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: emulsion n 1: (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids; "an oil-in-water emulsion" 2: a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin [syn: {photographic emulsion}]
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