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emulsion

noun as in cream

noun as in solution

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Anyone who has witnessed an unsightly oil slick atop a broken hollandaise or a pot of fondue has seen evidence of a failed emulsion.

If you’d like to play chemist in the kitchen, you can add a sprinkle of sodium citrate, which greatly improves the emulsion, and even allows you to use non-traditional cheeses.

Cornstarch can be added to thicken and stabilize the mixture a bit and also aid in forming the emulsion, whereas garlic, kirsch, and nutmeg are often added to round out the flavor of fondue.

An emulsion is a stable mixture of two substances that normally don’t like to be mixed—like oil and water.

You must make the emulsion after all, which means vigorous stirring to get that fat evenly distributed.

Set to cool and then blend on high speed to make an emulsion.

That's great if you're trying to create an emulsion, but Tejedor had a few other tricks in store.

Whisking oil and vinegar in a bowl is the most tenuous kind of emulsion.

According to modern ideas, no true miscibility exists, but a suspension or emulsion is formed (see Ostwald, p. 237).

An emulsion of the oil which may be miscible with water, but from which the fat tends to separate and rise to the top.

After the emulsion is boiled in such a kettle it is allowed to stand until cool, when the ammonia is added.

It is particularly adapted for finely dividing large quantities of emulsion.

The stiffened emulsion is then placed in the bag, o p q r, made of fine but strong canvas, with meshes about 0.5 mm.

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On this page you'll find 56 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to emulsion, such as: jelly, ointment, paste, cerate, chrism, and cosmetic.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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