Look up: emulsifier

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   Emulsifier
   A compound added to a mixture of two immiscible liquids in order to make it an emulsion, and not just two layers of liquid lying on top of each other. An emulsifier will usually be a molecule where one end is highly soluble in water and the other is highly soluble in oil. Sodium dodecyl sulfate, the active ingredient in bubble-blowing mixture, is a surfactant. So is lecithin, found in egg yolk:
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   Emulsifier
   A chemical that aids in suspending one liquid in another. Usually an organic chemical in an aqueous solution.
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   Emulsifier
   Surfactant used to stabilise suspensions of one liquid in another, e.g. oil based pesticide formulations in water or water based pesticide formulations in oil.
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   emulsifier
   [n] - a surface-active agent that promotes the formation of an emulsion
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   Emulsifier
   A substance that holds oil in water or water in oil. They are necessary in the manufacture of cream and lotions
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   Emulsifier
   Traditionally a product which allows the intimate mixing of water and oil. However, today's emulsifiers provide additional functionality such as control over viscosity and crystallisation properties.
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   emulsifier
   see emulsifying agent
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   Emulsifier
   A substance that promotes the dispersion of small globules of one liquid in another liquid when the two liquids will not mix.
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   Emulsifier
   An emulsifier (or emulsifying agent) is a substance which can be used to produce an emulsion out of two liquids that normally cannot be mixed together (such as oil and water). Emulsifiers are common in foods to maintain consistency within puddings, powder
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    Emulsifier
    An emulsifier is used with certain types of inspection penetrants to make oil in the penetrant water dispersible and therefore water washable.
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    emulsifier
    A material which helps the formation of an emulsion (this contains small droplets of one liquid dispersed throughout another with which it is immiscible)
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    emulsifier
    a substance that makes it possible to form or maintain a homogeneous mixture of two or more immiscible phases in feedingstuffs Category: Chemistry • a substance which promotes the formation of an emulsion Category: Chemistry • substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff C...
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    emulsifier
    A substance which can be used to produce an emulsion out of two liquids that normally cannot be mixed together (such as oil and water). Emulsifiers are common in foods to maintain consistency within puddings, powders, etc. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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    emulsifier
    noun a surface-active agent that promotes the formation of an emulsion
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    emulsifier
    (e-mul´sĭ-fi″әr) a substance used to make an emulsion.
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    emulsifier
    in foods, any of numerous chemical additives that encourage the suspension of one liquid in another, as in the mixture of oil and water in ... [1 related articles]
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    Emulsifier
    additive that promotes the formation of a stable mixture, or emulsion, of oil and water. Common emulsifiers are: metallic soaps, certain animal and vegetable oils, and various polar compounds.
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    Emulsifier
    An emulsifier is used with certain types of inspection penetrants to make oil in the penetrant water dispersible and therefore water washable.
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