emulsoid

American

[ih-muhl-soid] / ɪˈmʌl sɔɪd /

noun

Physical Chemistry. a sol having a liquid disperse phase.

emulsoid British

/ ɪˈmʌlsɔɪd /

noun

chem a sol with a liquid disperse phase

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Derived Forms

emulsoidal

adjective

Etymology

Origin of emulsoid

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

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At the same time, a given liquid may form a true emulsoid when introduced into one other liquid and a true solution when introduced into another.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

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