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emulsions

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  1. A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.“Mayonnaise is an emulsion where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed.”
  2. A colloid in which both phases are liquid.
  3. The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.

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