1. mixtures of two liquids that normally do not mix together, with one liquid dispersed in tiny droplets throughout the other
Usage: chemistry; cooking
2. light-sensitive coatings on photographic film or paper
Usage: photography

Examples

• Mayonnaise and salad dressings are common food emulsions.
• Oil and water form temporary emulsions when shaken together.
• The photographer carefully handled the film emulsions in the darkroom.
• Milk is a natural emulsion of fat droplets in water.
• The scientist studied how different emulsions behave under heat.
• Paint contains emulsions that help it spread smoothly on surfaces.