| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | e·mul·sion |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -m l sh n |
| NOUN: | 1. A suspension of small globules of one liquid in a second liquid with which the first will not mix: an emulsion of oil in vinegar. 2. A photosensitive coating, usually of silver halide grains in a thin gelatin layer, on photographic film, paper, or glass. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin  mulsi , mulsin-, from Latin mulsus, past participle of mulgre, to milk out : -, ex-, ex- + mulgre, to milk; see melg- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | e·mulsive —ADJECTIVE
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