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   emulsion

   /ɪˈmʌlʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or miscible: "oil beaten to an emulsion with a half tablespoonful of vinegar"
   • ▪ a fine dispersion of one liquid or pureed food substance in another: "ravioli with pea and ginger emulsion"
   • 2. a type of paint used for walls, consisting of pigment bound in a synthetic resin which forms an emulsion with water: British "three coats of white emulsion"
   • ▪ a light-sensitive coating for photographic films and plates, containing crystals of a silver compound dispersed in a medium such as gelatin.

   verb

   • 1. paint with emulsion: informal British "if the lining paper is not opaque, the wall should also be emulsioned"

   Word Origin early 17th century (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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. emulsive adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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