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emulsoid

[ih-muhl-soid]
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noun
  1. Physical Chemistry. a sol having a liquid disperse phase.
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Origin of emulsoid

1905–10; < Latin ēmuls(us) (see emulsion) + -oid
Related formse·mul·soi·dal [ih-muhl-soid-l, ee-muhl-] /ɪ mʌlˈsɔɪd l, ˌi mʌl-/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for emulsoid

emulsoid

noun
  1. chem a sol with a liquid disperse phase
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emulsoid in Medicine

emulsoid

(ĭ-mŭl′soid′)
n.
  1. A colloidal dispersion in which the dispersed particles are more or less liquid, exerting an attraction on and absorbing a certain quantity of the fluid in which they are suspended.
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