EMULSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does emulsion mean? 

• EMULSION (noun)
  The noun EMULSION has 2 senses:

1. (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids

2. a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin

  Familiarity information: EMULSION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EMULSION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Context example:

an oil-in-water emulsion

Hypernyms ("emulsion" is a kind of...):

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

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Derivation:

emulsify (form into or become an emulsion)

emulsify (cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

emulsion; photographic emulsion

Hypernyms ("emulsion" is a kind of...):

coat; coating (a thin layer covering something)

Meronyms (substance of "emulsion"):

silver nitrate (a nitrate used in making photographic emulsions; also used in medicine as a cautery and as a topical antibacterial agent)

silver bromide (a bromide that darkens when exposed to light; used in making photographic emulsions)

Derivation:

emulsify (form into or become an emulsion)

emulsify (cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion)

 Context examples 

In addition to fish oil, this lipid emulsion contains egg phospholipids to maintain membrane integrity; glycerol to provide energy through glycolysis; and the antioxidant alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E).

(Fish Oil/Glycerol/Egg Lecithin-based Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

The formulation consists of an oil-in-water emulsion in which gemicitabine is solubilized in the excipient matrix containing a mixture of oil and (co)surfactants.

(Gemcitabine Hydrochloride Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

An oil-water emulsion comprised of QS21 and 3D-MPL used as a vaccine adjuvant to improve T-helper cells and antibody response.

(AS02A, NCI Thesaurus)

In parenteral nutrition, a fat emulsion may contain phospholipids, triglycerides and essential fatty acids

(Fat Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

An injectable, isotonic, nutritional lipid emulsion composed of approximately 80% refined olive oil and 20% refined soybean oil, used for parenteral nutrition.

(Olive Oil/Soya Oil/Egg Lecithin-based Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

An emulsion consisting of a sterile, pyrogen-free preparation intended to be administered parenterally.

(Emulsion for Injection Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A water-in-oil emulsion that stimulates the T-cell immune response to antigens and may be used in various types of cancer vaccines.

(incomplete Freund's adjuvant, NCI Thesaurus)

A cancer vaccine composed of a recombinant form of the tumor antigen NY-ESO-1 and glucopyranosyl lipid adjuvant (GLA)-stable emulsion (GLA-SE), with potential antineoplastic and immunomodulating activities.

(NY-ESO-1/GLA-SE Vaccine ID-G305, NCI Thesaurus)

A suspension or emulsion, semisolid (1) dosage form, usually containing < 20% water and volatiles (2) and > 50% hydrocarbons, waxes, or polyols as the vehicle.

(Ointment Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

An water-in-oil (w/o) emulsion with immunomoadjuvant activity.

(Montanide ISA 51 VG, NCI Thesaurus)