emulsion

1. 1.

   (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids

   “an oil-in-water emulsion”

   Broadercolloid

   chemistry

2. 2.

   a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin

   Synonymsphotographic emulsion

   Broadercoating

Other forms of emulsion

plural

emulsions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about emulsion

What does emulsion mean?

emulsion means "(chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in emulsion?

emulsion has 3 syllables: e-mul-sion. The stress falls on "mul". In IPA it is /ɪˈmʌlʃən/.

What is another word for emulsion?

Close synonyms include photographic emulsion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is emulsion a common word?

emulsion is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.