Definition of "emulsion" []

• A suspension of small globules of one liquid in a second liquid with which the first will not mix: an emulsion of oil in vinegar. (noun)
• A photosensitive coating, usually of silver halide grains in a thin gelatin layer, on photographic film, paper, or glass. (noun)

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• "Such a mixture of two incompatible liquids, with droplets of one liquid dispersed in a continuous phase of the other, is called an emulsion."
• "Such a dispersion of one liquid in another is called an emulsion."
• "If such an emulsion is rotated quickly, the heavier particles will move farther to the perifery than the lighter ones."