emulsion

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1. emulsion - Noun

2. emulsion - Verb

Meaning

Any liquid preparation of a color and consistency resembling milk; as: (a) In pharmacy, an extract of seeds, or a mixture of oil and water united by a mucilaginous substance. (b) In photography, a liquid preparation of collodion holding salt of silver, used in the photographic process.

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an oil-in-water emulsion Source: Internet

Add the pasta to the sauce, stirring vigorously to create an emulsion (this is why the pasta water is important—it adds more starch). Source: Internet

Acrylic paint's binder is acrylic polymer emulsion – as this binder dries, the paint remains flexible. Source: Internet

Amateur interest The costly image-forming silver compounds in a film stock's emulsion meant from the start that 35 mm filmmaking was to be an expensive hobby with a high barrier to entry for the public at large. Source: Internet

After development, the emulsion shows a reverse of the negative image, which is thus a duplicate of the original (positive) image. Source: Internet

A photographic negative of the desired image is placed in contact with the emulsion and the plate is exposed to ultraviolet light. Source: Internet

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