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Emulsion polymerization — is a type of radical polymerization that usually starts with an emulsion incorporating water, monomer, and surfactant. The most common type of emulsion polymerization is an oil in water emulsion, in which droplets of monomer (the oil) are… … Wikipedia
Colloid vibration current — is an electroacoustic phenomenon that arises when ultrasound propagates through a fluid that contains ions and either solid particles or emulsion droplets .[1] … Wikipedia
colloid — ► NOUN 1) a homogeneous substance consisting of submicroscopic particles of one substance dispersed in another, as in an emulsion or gel. 2) a gelatinous substance. DERIVATIVES colloidal adjective. ORIGIN from Greek kolla glue … English terms dictionary
Colloid — Milk is an emulsified colloid of liquid butterfat globules dispersed within a water based solution. A colloid is a substance microscopically dispersed evenly throughout another substance.[1] A colloidal system consists of two separate phases: a… … Wikipedia
Emulsion — A. Two immiscible liquids, not yet emulsified B. An emulsion of Phase II dispersed in Phase I C. The unstable emulsion progressively separates D. The surfactant (purple outline around particles) positions itself on the interfaces between Phase II … Wikipedia
emulsion — emulsive, adj. /i mul sheuhn/, n. 1. Physical Chem. any colloidal suspension of a liquid in another liquid. 2. such a suspension used in cosmetics. 3. Pharm. a liquid preparation consisting of two completely immiscible liquids, one of which, as… … Universalium
colloid — 1. Aggregates of atoms or molecules in a finely divided state (submicroscopic), dispersed in a gaseous, liquid, or solid medium, and resisting sedimentation, diffusion, and filtration, thus differing from precipitates. SEE ALSO: hydrocolloid … Medical dictionary
colloid — /kol oyd/, n. 1. Physical Chem. a substance made up of a system of particles with linear dimensions in the range of about 10 7 to 5 × 10 5 cm dispersed in a continuous gaseous, liquid, or solid medium whose properties depend on the large specific … Universalium
emulsion — noun a) a stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible Mayonnaise is an emulsion where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed. b) a colloid in which both phases are liquid … Wiktionary
emulsion — A system containing two immiscible liquids in which one is dispersed, in the form of very small globules (internal phase), throughout the other (external phase) ( e.g., oil in water (milk) or water in oil (mayonnaise)). [Mod. L. fr. e mulgeo, pp … Medical dictionary
