Having or relating to two distinct phases or stages, especially used in physics and chemistry to describe systems with two separate states.
From 'di-' (two) and 'phase' (a distinct state or stage, from Greek 'phasis'). The term developed in physical chemistry to describe matter existing in two simultaneous states.
A diphase system like oil and water is the chemistry behind mayonnaise—two substances that normally refuse to mix can be forced into a thick, creamy diphase emulsion with the right treatment!
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