emulsification

American  

[ih-muhl-suh-fuh-key-shuhn] / ɪˌmʌl sə fəˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. Physical Chemistry. the process of making two liquids into a colloidal suspension, in which particles of one liquid are dispersed throughout the other but not dissolved in it.

   The students conducted an experiment to produce hand cream from oil, water, and other ingredients, applying the theory of emulsification.

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Etymology

Origin of emulsification

emulsi(fy) ( def. ) + -fication ( def. )

Example Sentences

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emulsification

They help with emulsification because they contain starch, which interacts strongly with water and fat.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024

Once painstakingly produced by hand, patents for emulsification methods, grinders and refiners, molds and forms, and assembly operations turned chocolate into its own industry by the end of the nineteenth century.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2023

These silky, luxurious sauces all get their body via a process called emulsification.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2022

It is also the precursor to Vitamin D. Cholesterol is also the precursor of bile salts, which help in the emulsification of fats and their subsequent absorption by cells.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Natural cheese melted and modified by emulsification with a harmless agent and thus changed into a plastic mass.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Robert Carlton Brown