Continuous phase

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012996",
  "term": "Continuous phase",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The medium in a dispersed system that surrounds and suspends the dispersed phase, forming a continuous network throughout the system. In an emulsion, it is the liquid in which droplets of another liquid are dispersed. For example, in an oil-in-water emulsion, water is the continuous phase.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2011, 83, 2229. 'Terminology of polymers and polymerization processes in dispersed systems (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 2236 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-06-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/continuous-phase/"
}