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emulsion

[ih-muhl-shuhn] / ɪˈmʌl ʃən /




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Three of the four said they disliked cold lay repairs and that a properly laid hot fill option, done to the proper depth and with a tack coat emulsion, should last years.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

The pitted road surface was scalped by a 30-tonne machine planer and the debris swept out before a bitumen emulsion binder was sprayed ahead of the laying of fresh asphalt.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

But if you’re aiming for the silky-smooth texture of a perfect emulsion, you’ve already missed your window.

From Salon Mar. 6, 2025

The experimental emulsion may have worked better than the commercial emulsion because it was absorbed into the animals' bloodstream two times faster.

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2024

If she’d been in the Jordan College Retiring Room when Lord Asriel had projected the photograms he’d made with the special emulsion, she would have recognized the effect.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

Future studies should focus on refining surfactant combinations and evaluating the long term effects of water diesel emulsions on engine components.

From Science Daily Mar. 13, 2026

Personal skincare products, ranging from beauty cosmetics to medical creams, rely on sophisticated "chassis" formulations -- often emulsions or gels -- to effectively deliver active ingredients.

From Science Daily Nov. 25, 2024

Depending on the mixture, split emulsions may be recovered by adding more emulsifier and re-whisking or re-mixing.

From Salon Jan. 2, 2024

These mechanical mixing methods are even more essential for the formation of so-called "permanent emulsions" such as mayonnaise.

From Salon Jan. 2, 2024

I go anyway through the ankle- deep water of flooded street corners, the brown pools slicked with spectral emulsions of engine oil and cooking grease, soot and sweat.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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