emulsoid

[ih-muhl-soid]

noun

Physical Chemistry. a sol having a liquid disperse phase.

Compare suspensoid.

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

chem a sol with a liquid disperse phase

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emulsoid in Medicine

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.