emulsoid

emulsoid
A colloidal dispersion in which the dispersed particles are more or less liquid and exert a certain attraction on and absorb a certain quantity of the fluid in which they are suspended. SYN: emulsion colloid, hydrophil colloid, hydrophilic colloid, lyophilic colloid.

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emul·soid i-'məl-.sȯid n
1) a colloidal system consisting of a liquid dispersed in a liquid
2) a lyophilic sol (as a gelatin solution)
emul·soi·dal -.məl-'sȯid-əl adj

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emul·soid (e-mulґsoid) 1. lyophilic colloid. 2. rarely, emulsion.

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  • emulsoid — [ē mul′soid΄, i mul′soid΄] n. a lyophilic emulsion …   English World dictionary

  • emulsoid — emulsoidal /i mul soyd l, ee mul /, adj. /i mul soyd/, n. Physical Chem. a sol having a liquid disperse phase. Cf. suspensoid. [1905 10; < L emuls(us) (see EMULSION) + OID] * * * …   Universalium

  • Emulsoid — Emul|so|id das; [e]s, e <zu ↑...oid> Gemisch aus zwei Flüssigkeiten, wobei eine in die andere emulgiert ist …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • emulsoid — adj. as an emulsion, resembling an emulsion …   English contemporary dictionary

  • emulsoid — emul·soid …   English syllables

  • emulsoid — e•mul•soid [[t]ɪˈmʌl sɔɪd[/t]] n. chem. a sol having a liquid disperse phase • Etymology: 1905–10 e•mul•soi•dal ɪ mʌlˈsɔɪd l, ˌi mʌl adj …   From formal English to slang

  • emulsoid — /əˈmʌlsɔɪd/ (say uh mulsoyd) noun a sol in which the disperse phase is a liquid. {emuls(ion) + oid} …  

  • emulsoid — …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

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