emulsion

«emulsion» in Mova's school dictionary: A mixture of two liquids that do not usually mix, such as… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an emulsion, emulsions; also uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A mixture of two liquids that do not usually mix, such as oil and water, where tiny drops of one are spread through the other. tree →

2) (UK) Emulsion paint: a water-based paint for walls and ceilings. tree →

3) The light-sensitive coating on old photographic film. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, emulsions show mixtures: mayonnaise, milk and salad dressing are emulsions; shaking oil and vinegar makes a short-lived one, and egg yolk helps hold it together. In everyday British life, people paint walls with «white emulsion». Phrases: «oil and water emulsion», «matt emulsion».

examples

• Mayonnaise is an emulsion of oil and egg yolk. tree →
• Shake the dressing to make an emulsion. tree →
• Milk is an emulsion of fat in water. tree →
• The oil and vinegar separated when the emulsion settled. tree →
• Dad painted the ceiling with white emulsion. tree →
• Old cameras used film with a light-sensitive emulsion. tree →

note

Countable or uncountable. Pronounced «ee-MUL-shun». Verb: emulsify; an emulsifier helps the two liquids stay mixed. In science, an emulsion is a type of mixture, not a solution: the liquids do not dissolve in each other.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «emulsion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.