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Undercoat vs Emulsion - What's the difference?

undercoat | emulsion |

As nouns the difference between undercoat and emulsion

is that undercoat is a layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur while emulsion is a stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.

As a verb undercoat

is to apply an undercoat.

undercoat

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur
  • A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; a coloured primer

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To apply an undercoat.

    • 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 ----