Dispersion medium

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003303",
  "term": "Dispersion medium",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The continuous phase in a dispersed system, within which particles or droplets of another substance are distributed. This medium surrounds and separates the individual components of the dispersed phase. In polymer chemistry, it is often the liquid in which polymer particles are suspended during polymerization.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "continuous phase",
    "dispersed phase"
  ],
  "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/dispersion-medium/"
}