emulsion
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1. a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | coat, coating, |
| definition | : | a thin layer covering something (noun.artifact) |
| substance holonym | : | silver nitrate, |
| definition | : | a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used in medicine as a cautery and as a topical antibacterial agent (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | silver bromide, |
| definition | : | a bromide that darkens when exposed to light; used in making photographic emulsions (noun.substance) |
2. (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | colloid, |
| definition | : | a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension (noun.substance) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
3. a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | emulsify, |
| definition | : | form into or become an emulsion (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | emulsify, |
| definition | : | cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion (verb.change) |
4. (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | emulsify, |
| definition | : | form into or become an emulsion (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | emulsify, |
| definition | : | cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion (verb.change) |
5. a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | emulsify, |
| definition | : | form into or become an emulsion (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | emulsify, |
| definition | : | cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion (verb.change) |
6. (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | emulsify, |
| definition | : | form into or become an emulsion (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | emulsify, |
| definition | : | cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion (verb.change) |
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