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emulsions

emulsions is the plural of emulsion.

emulsions is the third-person singular simple present indicative of emulsion.

Meaning of emulsion

Noun

emulsion (plural emulsions)

  1. 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.
    1. A food preparation in which one or more ingredients are made into an emulsion.
      • a potato and cheese emulsion
  2. (physical) A colloid in which both phases are liquid.
  3. The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.

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Phrases with emulsions

Questions about emulsions

What is emulsions the plural of?
Emulsions is the plural of emulsion.

Words near emulsions in the dictionary

  1. emulsionising
  2. emulsionize
  3. emulsionized
  4. emulsionizes
  5. emulsionizing
  6. emulsions
  7. emulsive
  8. emulsoid
  9. emulsoidal
  10. emulsoids
  11. emulsor

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