HyperDic: dispersion_medium

English > 1 sense of the expression dispersion medium:
NOUNsubstancedispersion medium, dispersing phase, dispersing medium(of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed
English > dispersion medium: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning(of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed.
Synonymsdispersing phase, dispersing medium
CategorycolloidA mixture with properties between those of a solution and fine suspension
Broaderphase, form(physical chemistry) a distinct / distinct / distinct state of matter in a system

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