a disperse system in which water is the disperse medium
Word origin
hydro- + solution
hydrosol in American English
(ˈhaidrəˌsɔl, -ˌsɑl)
noun
Physical Chemistry
a colloidal suspension in water
Word origin
[1860–65; hydro-1 + sol(ution)]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: big brother, blind spot, calibrate, pop-up, trade namehydro- is a combining form meaning “water,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix hydro- include: hydrofracturing, hydrograph, hydroplane, hydrosphere, hydrotherapy
Examples of 'hydrosol' in a sentence
hydrosol
The highest final acidity was observed in the hydrosol+brine combination (0.53%).
M. Musa Özcan, Derya Arslan, Ali Osman Aydar 2008, 'The use of the oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) essential oil and hydrosol in green olivefermentation', Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000300022. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The control and brine+oregano hydrosol samples had the highest sensory scores.
M. Musa Özcan, Derya Arslan, Ali Osman Aydar 2008, 'The use of the oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) essential oil and hydrosol in green olivefermentation', Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000300022. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In addition, montmorillonoid was doped into the graphene oxide hydrosol to further improve the flame retardancy of silk fabrics.
Ji Yi-Min, Cao Ying-Ying, Chen Guo-Qiang, Xing Tie-Ling 2017, 'Flame retardancy and ultraviolet resistance of silk fabric coated by graphene oxide',Thermal Sciencehttp://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-9836/2017/0354-98361700061J.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)