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Emulsion vs Emulsin - What's the difference?

emulsion | emulsin |

As nouns the difference between emulsion and emulsin

is that emulsion is a stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible while emulsin is a mixture of enzymes, extracted from bitter almonds, once used to hydrolyze glucosides.

emulsion

English

Noun

(wikipedia emulsion) (en noun)
  • 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.
  • (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquid
  • the coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film

    • Derived terms

    * solid emulsion * emulsify ----

    emulsin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated, enzyme) A mixture of enzymes, extracted from bitter almonds, once used to hydrolyze glucosides