Butter

Name:
Butter
Detailed information:
(1) A colloidal system (emulsion) in which the continuous phase is composed of liquid fat from fat globules disintegrated by mechanical agitation and the dispersed phase is composed of finely divided water droplets and undamaged fat globules. (2) Outmoded term for hygroscopic metallic chlorides of viscous consistency, e.g., butter of zinc, etc.