Emulsion or emulsion paint is a water-based paint, which is not shiny when it dries. It is used for painting walls and ceilings.
...an undercoat of white emulsion paint.
...a matt emulsion.
2. variable noun
An emulsion is a liquid or cream which is a mixture of two or more liquids, such as oil and water, which do not naturally mix together.
3. mass noun
In photography, emulsion is a substance that is used to make photographic film sensitive to light.
[technical]
emulsion in British English
(ɪˈmʌlʃən)
noun
1. photography
a light-sensitive coating on a base, such as paper or film, consisting of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in gelatine
2. chemistry
a colloid in which both phases are liquids
an oil-in-water emulsion
3. Also called: emulsion paint
a type of paint in which the pigment is suspended in a vehicle, usually a synthetic resin, that is dispersed in water as an emulsion. It usually gives a mat finish
4. pharmacology
a mixture in which an oily medicine is dispersed in another liquid
5. cookery
a class of sauces in which something fatty, such as an oil, is mixed with something acidic, such as vinegar or wine, and stabilized with an emulsifier
a mayonnaise-like emulsion
6.
any liquid resembling milk
Derived forms
emulsive (eˈmulsive)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from New Latin ēmulsiō, from Latin ēmulsus milked out, from ēmulgēre to milk out, drain out, from mulgēre to milk
emulsion in American English
(iˈmʌlʃən; ɪˈmʌlʃən)
noun
a stable colloidal suspension, as milk, consisting of an immiscible liquid dispersed and held in another liquid by substances called emulsifiers
; specif.,
a. Pharmacy
such a suspension used as a vehicle for medication
b. Photography
a suspension of a salt of silver, platinum, etc. in gelatin or collodion, used to coat plates, film, and paper
Derived forms
emulsive (eˈmulsive) (iˈmʌlsɪv; ɪˈmʌlsɪv)
adjective
Word origin
ModL emulsio < L emulsus, pp. of emulgere, to milk or drain out < e-, out + mulgere, to milk
emulsion in Chemical Engineering
(ɪmʌlʃən)
Word forms: (regular plural) emulsions
noun
(Chemical Engineering: General)
An emulsion is a mixture of two or more liquids.
When all aqueous phase has been added to the fat phase, the obtained emulsion is cooled down at 30°C.
Emulsions are mixtures of one material dispersed in a second continuous fluid.
An emulsion is a mixture of two or more liquids.
emulsion in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(ɪmʌlʃən)
Word forms: (regular plural) emulsions
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Administration)
An emulsion is a mixture in which an oily substance is dispersed in another liquid.
When an oil is dispersed in a liquid, an emulsion results.
Some emulsions exist for a short time before the liquids separate again.
An emulsion is a mixture in which an oily substance is dispersed in another liquid.
oil-in-water emulsion
Examples of 'emulsion' in a sentence
emulsion
A tear fell onto a photo, raising a bubble in the emulsion.
Stewart, Michael GRACE (2002)
The pain leaped out of the photographic emulsion; the silent scream rang in Stein's ears.
Duncan, Robert L THE SERPENT'S MARK (2002)
The corridors there were painted chocolate-brown gloss to shoulder height and, above, plain white emulsion up to the high ceilings.
Stewart, Michael GRACE (2002)
I noticed that several of the other pictures were faded, or the emulsion was sticking to the glass.
Michael Crichton PREY (2002)
In other languages
emulsion
British English: emulsion NOUN
Emulsion is a water-based paint used for painting walls and ceilings.