DISPERSED PHASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dispersed phase mean? 

• DISPERSED PHASE (noun)
  The noun DISPERSED PHASE has 1 sense:

1. (of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state

  Familiarity information: DISPERSED PHASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISPERSED PHASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

dispersed particles; dispersed phase

Hypernyms ("dispersed phase" is a kind of...):

form; phase ((physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary)

Domain category:

colloid (a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension)

 Context examples 

A mixture of two immiscible substances in which the sizes of the particles in the dispersed phase are defined as less than 1000 nanometers.

(Nanoemulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

A dosage form consisting of a two-phase system comprised of at least two immiscible liquids (1), one of which is dispersed as droplets (internal or dispersed phase) within the other liquid (external or continuous phase), generally stabilized with one or more emulsifying agents.

(Emulsion Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)