emulsion

noun

/ɪˈmʌlʃn/

[countable, uncountable]

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any mixture of liquids that do not normally mix together, such as oil and water
- Reduce the heat until the mixture becomes a thick butter-wine emulsion.
- The test solutions were prepared in emulsion form.
(also emulsion paint)
(British English) a type of paint used on walls and ceilings that dries without leaving a shiny surface
- They gave the walls a coat of white emulsion.
(specialist) a substance on the surface of photographic film that makes it sensitive to light
- photographic/film emulsion

Word Originearly 17th cent. (denoting a milky liquid made by crushing almonds in water): from modern Latin emulsio(n-), from the verb emulgere ‘milk out’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + mulgere ‘to milk’.

单词	emulsion
释义	emulsion noun /ɪˈmʌlʃn/ /ɪˈmʌlʃn/ [countable, uncountable] jump to other results any mixture of liquids that do not normally mix together, such as oil and water Reduce the heat until the mixture becomes a thick butter-wine emulsion. The test solutions were prepared in emulsion form. (also emulsion paint) (British English) a type of paint used on walls and ceilings that dries without leaving a shiny surface They gave the walls a coat of white emulsion. (specialist) a substance on the surface of photographic film that makes it sensitive to light photographic/film emulsion Word Originearly 17th cent. (denoting a milky liquid made by crushing almonds in water): from modern Latin emulsio(n-), from the verb emulgere ‘milk out’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + mulgere ‘to milk’.
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