Antonyms for emulsion
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : ih-muhl-shuh n |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈmʌl ʃən |
Definition of emulsion
Origin :- 1610s, from French émulsion (16c.), from Modern Latin emulsionem (nominative emulsio), from emulsus, past participle of emulgere "to milk out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + mulgere "to milk" (see milk (n.)). Milk is a classic instance of an emulsion, drops of one liquid dispersed throughout another.
- As in paint : noun tinted covering
- As in solution : noun mixture of liquid and another substance
- As in cream : noun lotion, oil
- If you use denatured alcohol, you are likely to have an emulsion as a result of the mixing.
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
- Pour the emulsion into the filter reservoir and start the filtration.
- Extract from : « The Elements of Bacteriological Technique » by John William Henry Eyre
- This emulsion is also excellent for the cabbage louse and many other insects.
- Extract from : « The Cauliflower » by A. A. Crozier
- The commencement of the saponification is denoted by the formation of an emulsion.
- Extract from : « The Handbook of Soap Manufacture » by W. H. Simmons
- The emulsion had been designed originally for infrared flash bulbs.
- Extract from : « Smugglers' Reef » by John Blaine
- Unhappily, all of the Scott's Emulsion advertising is not up to this standard.
- Extract from : « The Great American Fraud » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
- Protoplasm is rich in lipoids; probably it is mainly an emulsion of these and proteins.
- Extract from : « The Organism as a Whole » by Jacques Loeb
- For spraying, use one quart of the emulsion in fourteen quarts of water.
- Extract from : « A Woman's Hardy Garden » by Helena Rutherfurd Ely
- The presence of the caustic soda helped the forming of the emulsion.
- Extract from : « A Civic Biology » by George William Hunter
- The operation of milling, performed by rapidly twirling a notched cylinder of wood in the emulsion, raises the froth very quickly.
- Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
Synonyms for emulsion
- acrylic
- blend
- cerate
- chrism
- chroma
- color
- coloring
- compound
- cosmetic
- demulcent
- dissolvent
- dye
- elixir
- emulsion
- enamel
- essence
- extract
- flat
- fluid
- gloss
- greasepaint
- jelly
- juice
- latex
- liniment
- makeup
- mix
- moisturizer
- oil
- ointment
- overlay
- paste
- pigment
- rouge
- salve
- sap
- solvent
- stain
- suspension
- tempera
- unction
- unguent
- varnish
- veneer
- wax
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