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Noun: dispersion medium  di'spur-zhun 'mee-dee-um
  1. (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed
    "Water acts as the dispersion medium in many common emulsions";
    - dispersing phase, dispersing medium

Derived forms: dispersion media

Type of: form, phase

Encyclopedia: Dispersion medium