Medical Definition of Emulsoid
1. A colloidal dispersion in which the dispersed particles are more or less liquid and exert a certain attraction on and absorb a certain quantity of the fluid in which they are suspended. Synonym: emulsion colloid, hydrophil colloid, hydrophilic colloid, lyophilic colloid. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Emulsoid
Literary usage of Emulsoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"... or containing, an emulsoid, and are to be classed as definite colloidal systems.
(2) Absorption of substances in solution, eg phenol. ..."
2. The Nature of Solution by Harry Clary Jones, Ebenezer Emmet Reed (1917)
"and observed that the number of each became smaller and smaller, and therefore
they must have united with one another. Action of emulsoid on ..."
3. The Chemical Nature of a Colloidal Clay by Richard Bradfield (1922)
"The analyses indicate that the emulsoid may be either: (1) A complex silicate
which can be completely decomposed by heating with concentrated HCl, ..."
4. Principles of General Physiology by William Maddock Bayliss (1920)
"The word " emulsoid " indicates the liquid nature of the dispersed phase, but,
... One may also refer to the fact that egg- white, a typical emulsoid, ..."
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