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mixture in which components are dispersed in a continuous phase of different composition, where at least one of the phases consists of finely divided phase domains

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Material comprising more than one phase where at least one of the phases consists of finely divided phase domains, often in the colloidal size range, dispersed throughout a continuous phase.

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