as in mixtures
a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things
milk is basically an oil-in-water emulsion
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Recent Examples of emulsions
Gel creams, lightweight lotions, and emulsions—oh my!
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2026
Butter and mayonnaise are both emulsions made up of fat, water, and protein.
—Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 1 Feb. 2026
At Locanda Nerello, the property’s upscale organic restaurant, cabbage emulsions will come to the table tasting more like cabbage than seems feasible; chunks of Nebrodi pig, crisped to a mahogany brown, will top eggy, cheesy pasta, and local honey will sweeten complex desserts.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
According to the researchers, the effect could also become visible at larger scales, such as in emulsions, liquids in which countless tiny oil droplets are distributed in water.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Liquids are among the most difficult foodstuffs to render, and leafy greens, raw meats, and emulsions are where real artistry is unleashed.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
The zinc anodes are currently made by drying zinc emulsions in cylindrical molds overnight and baking the resulting disks in a furnace for a few hours.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2017
Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2026
Butter and mayonnaise are both emulsions made up of fat, water, and protein.
—Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 1 Feb. 2026
At Locanda Nerello, the property’s upscale organic restaurant, cabbage emulsions will come to the table tasting more like cabbage than seems feasible; chunks of Nebrodi pig, crisped to a mahogany brown, will top eggy, cheesy pasta, and local honey will sweeten complex desserts.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
According to the researchers, the effect could also become visible at larger scales, such as in emulsions, liquids in which countless tiny oil droplets are distributed in water.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Liquids are among the most difficult foodstuffs to render, and leafy greens, raw meats, and emulsions are where real artistry is unleashed.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
The zinc anodes are currently made by drying zinc emulsions in cylindrical molds overnight and baking the resulting disks in a furnace for a few hours.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emulsions
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Accessibility 25 mixtures by helicopter from Bali, flying over the Gili island, or landing in the rice fields, or a two-hour drive from the main airport in Lombok.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Previous methods required researchers to extract proteins from bacterial mixtures containing thousands of other molecules, a process that significantly limited throughput.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The researchers tackled this problem by abandoning conventional magnetic materials like metal alloys and oxides.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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Wind turbine construction requires copper, lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles need cobalt and nickel is a key part of corrosion-resistant alloys in desalinization plants.—
Todd Richmond,
Twin Cities,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Pilotless helicopter design blends proven airframe with autonomy The R66 Turbinetruck combines an existing commercial helicopter with advanced autonomous controls.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Recorded on five reel-to-reel decks, the composer’s 1975 piece blends everyday and exotic sounds—human breath, cheeping frogs, bubbling geysers—into a passionate defense of the raptures of listening.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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Labrador/golden retriever mixes were also part of the group.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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Vendors at the Naperville location, which opened in 2020, sold everything from plants and cake mixes to women’s clothing and paintings.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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In November, signatories to the convention agreed to phase out the use of mercury-containing dental amalgams by the year 2034.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Music unites the interconnecting stories in this saga and expands its passions, with a sumptuous score by composer Stephen Flaherty and lyricist Lynn Ahrens that taps into a wide range of American styles, idioms and amalgams, even as the second act turns more dissonant.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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And the wines made from cold-hardy hybrid grapes like La Crescent and Frontenac Gris, from Deirdre Heekin of La Garagista in Vermont, and the cider-wine amalgamations of Heekin’s protegee Krista Scruggs.—
Senior Wine Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
15 Mar. 2018
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“Emulsions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emulsions. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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