English

macroemulsion

From macro- + emulsion.

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- ‘to milk’

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Latin mulgeō ‘milk, extract’

Latin ēmulgeō ‘to milk out, extract’

New Latin ēmulsiō

French émulsion

Today it means

noun A kinetically stabilized mixture of immiscible liquids, one of which has droplets with a diameter greater than 0.1 μm.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / macroemulsion