ETYM From Latin emulgere, emulsum: cf. French émulsion. Related to Emulge.
1. A light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin; SYN. photographic emulsion.
2. (Chemistry) A colloid in which both phases are liquids.
3. Milky fluid; suspension of oil or resin in watery liquid or vice versa; any dispersion of one liquid in another; coating, containing suspended silver salt, of photographic films and plates.
4. A stable dispersion of a liquid in another liquid—for example, oil and water in some cosmetic lotions. + prikaži više