emulsoid

[ ih-muhl-soid ]

/ ɪˈmʌl sɔɪd /

noun

Physical Chemistry. a sol having a liquid disperse phase.

Nearby words

emulously, emuls., emulsifier, emulsify, emulsion, emulsoid, emunctory, emv, en, en ami, en attendant

Compare suspensoid.

Origin of emulsoid

1905–10; < Latin ēmuls(us) (see emulsion) + -oid

Related forms

e·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

/ (ɪˈmʌlsɔɪd) /

noun

chem a sol with a liquid disperse phase

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Medicine definitions for emulsoid

emulsoid

[ ĭ-mŭl′soid′ ]

n.

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.