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Ointment vs Emulsion - What's the difference?

ointment | emulsion |

As nouns the difference between ointment and emulsion

is that ointment is a viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient while emulsion is a stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.

ointment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.

    • Synonyms

    * salve * unguent

    Related terms

    * anoint

    Derived terms

    * fly in the ointment

    See also

    * cream * inunction * liniment * unction * unctuous * unguent

    External links

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    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 ----