emulsoid

[ ih-muhl-soid ]
/ ɪˈmʌl sɔɪd /

noun

Physical Chemistry. a sol having a liquid disperse phase.
Compare suspensoid.

Origin of emulsoid

1905–10; < Latin ēmuls(us) (see emulsion) + -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM emulsoid

e·mul·soi·dal [ih-muhl-soid-l, ee-muhl-] /ɪ mʌlˈsɔɪd l, ˌi mʌl-/, adjective

Words nearby emulsoid

emulous, emuls., emulsifier, emulsify, emulsion, emulsoid, emunctory, emv, en, en ami, en attendant

British Dictionary definitions for emulsoid

emulsoid
/ (ɪˈmʌlsɔɪd) /

noun

chem a sol with a liquid disperse phase

Medical definitions for emulsoid

emulsoid
[ ĭ-mŭl′soid′ ]

n.

A colloidal dispersion in which the dispersed particles are more or less liquid, exerting an attraction on and absorbing a certain quantity of the fluid in which they are suspended.