What is the term used for explaining the dispersion of one liquid in another liquid?

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Emulsion
“If a mixture of two immiscible or partially miscible liquids is shaken, a coarse dispersion of one liquid in the other is obtained which is called emulsion.”
Oil dispersed in water and water dispersed in oil are the two types of emulsion.
Hence, the term used for explaining the dispersion of one liquid in another liquid is the emulsion.

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