| 单词 | emulsion |
| 释义 | emulsion —emulsive, adj. /i mul"sheuhn/, n. 1. Physical Chem. any colloidal suspension of a liquid in another liquid. 2. such a suspension used in cosmetics. 3. Pharm. a liquid preparation consisting of two completely immiscible liquids, one of which, as minute globules coated by a gum or other mucilaginous substance, is dispersed throughout the other: used as a means of making a medicine palatable. 4. Photog. a composition sensitive to some or all of the actinic rays of light, consisting of one or more of the silver halides suspended in gelatin, applied in a thin layer to one surface of a film or the like. [1605-15; < NL emulsion- (s. of emulsio), equiv. to L emuls(us) milked out (e- E- + mulsus, ptp. of mulgere to milk) + -ion- -ION] |
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