Definition

1. Noun:
   • Emulsion: A mixture in which tiny droplets of one liquid are evenly dispersed and suspended throughout another liquid with which it does not normally mix. Milk is a common example of a natural emulsion.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sữa là một loại nhũ tương tự nhiên của chất béo trong nước. (Milk is a natural emulsion of fat in water.)
  • Kem dưỡng da này có dạng nhũ tương nhẹ, dễ thấm. (This moisturizer has a light emulsion texture that absorbs easily.)
  • Trong nhiếp ảnh phim, nhũ tương nhạy sáng bọc quanh phim. (In film photography, a light-sensitive emulsion coats the film.)

Advanced Usage

• "Nhũ tương hóa" / "Sự nhũ tương hóa": The process of creating an emulsion, often using an emulsifying agent.
  • Lecithin trong lòng đỏ trứng giúp nhũ tương hóa dầu và giấm trong sốt mayonnaise. (Lecithin in egg yolk helps emulsify oil and vinegar in mayonnaise.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chất nhũ hóa (n): Emulsifier, emulsifying agent. A substance that stabilizes an emulsion.
  • Chất nhũ hóa ngăn dầu và nước tách ra. (An emulsifier prevents oil and water from separating.)

Synonyms

• Emulsion: The direct and most accurate translation.
• Dispersion: A more general scientific term for a mixture of one substance distributed in another.

Related Scientific Concepts

• Hệ keo (Colloidal system): A broader category of mixtures where one substance is dispersed in another; an emulsion is a type of colloidal system where both phases are liquids.
• Huyền phù (Suspension): A mixture where solid particles are dispersed in a liquid but will eventually settle (e.g., muddy water). This is different from an emulsion, where the dispersed phase is a liquid.

noun

1. emulsion