Emulsion

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
emulsion
    n 1: (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids; "an
         oil-in-water emulsion"
    2: a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine
       grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin [syn:
       {emulsion}, {photographic emulsion}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Emulsion \E*mul"sion\, n. [From L. emulgere, emulsum: cf. F.
   ['e]mulsion. See {Emulge}.]
   Any liquid preparation of a color and consistency resembling
   milk; as:
   (a) In pharmacy, an extract of seeds, or a mixture of oil and
       water united by a mucilaginous substance.
   (b) In photography, a liquid preparation of collodion holding
       salt of silver, used in the photographic process.
       [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "emulsion":
      backing, bibliofilm, bipack, black-and-white film, cartridge,
      colloid, colloider, color film, color negative film, dope,
      dry plate, emulsification, emulsifier, emulsoid, film, frame,
      microfilm, monochromatic film, motion-picture film, negative,
      orthochromatic film, pack, panchromatic film, photographic paper,
      plate, printing paper, roll, sound film, sound track,
      sound-on-film, soundstripe, tripack, vehicle
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