Colloid vs. Emulsion

Colloid vs. Emulsion — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Colloid and Emulsion

Colloidadjective

Glue-like; gelatinous.

colloid tumours

Emulsionnoun

A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.

Mayonnaise is an emulsion where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed.

Colloidnoun

(chemistry) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.

Emulsionnoun

(chemistry) A colloid in which both phases are liquid.

Colloidnoun

(meteorology) An intimate mixture of two substances one of which, called the dispersed phase (or colloid), is uniformly distributed in a finely divided state throughout the second substance, called the dispersion medium (or dispersing medium).

Emulsionnoun

(photography) The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film.

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Colloidnoun

(geology) A particle less than 1 micron in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

Emulsionnoun

(chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids;

an oil-in-water emulsion

Colloidnoun

a mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension

Emulsionnoun

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