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microemulsion

microemulsion noun: a stable emulsion that is clear because the individual droplets of the dispersed phase are less than 100 nanometers in diameter.

Noun

microemulsion (plural microemulsions)

  1. A stable emulsion that is clear because the individual droplets of the dispersed phase are less than 100 nanometers in diameter

Forms of microemulsion

pluralmicroemulsions

Origin of microemulsion

From micro- + emulsion.

Questions about microemulsion

What does microemulsion mean?
Microemulsion means a stable emulsion that is clear because the individual droplets of the dispersed phase are less than 100 nanometers in diameter.
What part of speech is microemulsion?
Microemulsion is a noun.
What is the plural of microemulsion?
The plural of microemulsion is microemulsions.

Words near microemulsion in the dictionary

  1. microembolus
  2. microemulsification
  3. microemulsifications
  4. microemulsified
  5. microemulsifying
  6. microemulsion
  7. microemulsions
  8. microencapsulate
  9. microencapsulated
  10. microencapsulates
  11. microencapsulating

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