Colloidadjective
Glue-like; gelatinous.
âcolloid tumoursâ;
Emulsionnoun
A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.
âMayonnaise is an emulsion where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed.â;
Colloidnoun
(chemistry) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.
Emulsionnoun
(chemistry) A colloid in which both phases are liquid.
Colloidnoun
(meteorology) An intimate mixture of two substances one of which, called the dispersed phase (or colloid), is uniformly distributed in a finely divided state throughout the second substance, called the dispersion medium (or dispersing medium).
Emulsionnoun
(photography) The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.
Colloidnoun
(geology) A particle less than 1 micron in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
Emulsionnoun
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.
Colloidadjective
Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.
Emulsionnoun
(chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids;
âan oil-in-water emulsionâ;
Colloidnoun
A substance (as albumin, gum, gelatin, etc.) which is of a gelatinous rather than a crystalline nature, and which diffuses itself through animal membranes or vegetable parchment more slowly than crystalloids do; - opposed to crystalloid.
Emulsionnoun
a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin
Colloidnoun
A gelatinous substance found in colloid degeneration and colloid cancer.
Emulsionnoun
a fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or miscible
âoil beaten to an emulsion with a half tablespoonful of vinegarâ;
Colloidnoun
a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension
Emulsionnoun
a fine dispersion of one liquid or pureed food substance in another
âravioli with pea and ginger emulsionâ;
Colloid
A colloid is a mixture in which one substance of microscopically dispersed insoluble particles are suspended throughout another substance. However, some definitions specify that the particles must be dispersed in a liquid, and others extend the definition to include substances like aerosols and gels.
Emulsionnoun
a type of paint used for walls, consisting of pigment bound in a synthetic resin which forms an emulsion with water
âthree coats of white emulsionâ;
Emulsionnoun
a light-sensitive coating for photographic films and plates, containing crystals of a silver compound dispersed in a medium such as gelatin.
Emulsionverb
paint with emulsion
âif the lining paper is not opaque, the wall should also be emulsionedâ;
Emulsion
An emulsion is a mixture of two or more liquids that are normally immiscible (unmixable or unblendable) owing to liquid-liquid phase separation. Emulsions are part of a more general class of two-phase systems of matter called colloids.