Colloid vs. Emulsion
Difference Between Colloid and Emulsion
Colloidadjective
Glue-like; gelatinous.
colloid tumoursEmulsionnoun
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.
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 emulsionColloidnoun
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
