emulsion
noun/ɪˈmʌlʃən/
Frequency rank: #14,474 most common English word
Meaning
a stable mixture of two liquids that do not normally mix, or a light-sensitive coating used in photography.
Example sentence
The photographer carefully coated the paper with light-sensitive emulsion before exposing it.
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