emulsion
noun
[ ɪˈmʌlʃ(ə)n ]
• a fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or miscible.
• "oil beaten to an emulsion with a half tablespoonful of vinegar"
• a type of paint used for walls, consisting of pigment bound in a synthetic resin which forms an emulsion with water.
• "three coats of white emulsion"
emulsion
verb
• paint with emulsion.
• "if the lining paper is not opaque, the wall should also be emulsioned"
Origin:
early 17th century (denoting a milky liquid made by crushing almonds in water): from modern Latin emulsio(n- ), from the verb emulgere ‘milk out’, from e- (variant of ex- ) ‘out’ + mulgere ‘to milk’.
