emulsion
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emulsion
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French émulsion, from New Latin ēmulsiō, ēmulsiōnis, based on Latin ēmulgeō (“to milk out, extract”).
noun emulsions
- A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible. Mayonnaise is an emulsion where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed.
- A food preparation in which one or more ingredients are made into an emulsion. a potato and cheese emulsion
- A colloid in which both phases are liquid.
- The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.
verb emulsions · emulsioning · emulsioned
- To paint with emulsion paint.
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Talk about this word "emulsion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/emulsion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. emulsion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/emulsion "emulsion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/emulsion.Cite this
@misc{emulsion_2026,
title = {emulsion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/emulsion},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
