Synonyms for emulsive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ih-muhl-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈmʌl ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for emulsive Other synonyms for the word emulsive
Définition of emulsive
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 softening : adj relaxing
- It enters largely into the composition of all the emulsive seeds.
- 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
- When the milky juice has become once coherent, no means hitherto known can restore it to the emulsive state.
- Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019