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EMULSIFICATION [2 records]

Record 1 2011-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

The process of dispersing one liquid in a second immiscible liquid.

OBS

... e.g. oil and water ...

DEF

The action causing the formation of an emulsion. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

The largest group of emulsifying agents are soaps, detergents, and other compounds, whose basic structure is a paraffin chain terminating in a polar group.

OBS

emulsification: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

mélange de divers corps en vue de réaliser une émulsion.

DEF

mise en émulsion d'un produit.

OBS

émulsification : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
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Record 2 1998-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
DEF

A natural condition on a lithographic press where micro-droplets of fountain solution are mixed into the ink of the inking system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
DEF

Dispersion de fines particules de solution de mouillage dans l'encre en impression offset.

Spanish

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