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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > technology > processing technology > creaming
Preferred Term:

creaming

Definition:
The process in which particles of the dispersed phase of an emulsion, such as droplets suspended in an immiscible fluid, migrate upwards or sink, depending on buoyancy or other physicochemical/rheological properties.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
processing technology
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/29928
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