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Definition of Emulsions

1. emulsion [n] - See also: emulsion

Medical Definition of Emulsions

1. Colloids of two immiscible liquids where either phase may be either fatty or aqueous; lipid-in-water emulsions are usually liquid, like milk or lotion and water-in-lipid emulsions tend to be creams. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Emulsions

Literary usage of Emulsions

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1908)
"emulsions of egg and brain lecithin are comparatively stable with respect ... Increase of temperature, or long-continued heating of the emulsions does not ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"emulsions OF PETROLEUM AND THEIR VALUE AS INSECTICIDES. By CV RILEY, of Washington, DC [ABSTRACT.] THE value of petroleum for the destruction of insects has ..."

3. A Treatise on Pharmacy for Students and Pharmacists by Charles Caspari, Evander Francis Kelly (1920)
"emulsions. THE term "emulsion" is applied in pharmacy to a more or less ... Types of such emulsions are found in nature in the case of milk and the ..."

4. The Nature of Solution by Harry Clary Jones, Ebenezer Emmet Reed (1917)
"In the first place, the emulsions are not charged positively and negatively in the same ... Positive emulsions will often precipitate negative emulsions, ..."

5. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"emulsions with milk may be made of varying strength, but one of the most satisfactory proportions is 2 parts of refined kerosene to 1 part of sour milk. ..."

6. A Complete Handbook for the Hospital Corps of the U.S. Army and Navy and by Charles Field Mason (1912)
"Among the preparations which are most often made in the dispensary are emulsions, pills, ointments, powders, and suppositories; it is, therefore, ..."

7. Coal-tar and Ammonia by Georg Lunge (1916)
"Other patents for tar-oil emulsions have been taken out by van der Ploeg (BP 7699, ... The tar-oil emulsions have lost much of their importance for ..."

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