Emulsion
WordNet
noun
(1) A light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin
(2) (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids
"An oil-in-water emulsion"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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 colloid in which both phases are liquid
- the coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film