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EMULSION
emulsion, photographic emulsion
(noun) a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin
emulsion
(noun) (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids; “an oil-in-water emulsion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
emulsion (plural emulsions)
A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.
(chemistry) A colloid in which both phases are liquid.
(photography) The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.
Anagrams
• moulines
Source: Wiktionary
E*mul"sion, n. Etym: [From L. emulgere, emulsum: cf. F. Ă©mulsion. See Emulge.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOMETIME
(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”
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