noun
dispersion medium
Chemistry term for the continuous phase in a colloid or suspension in which particles are dispersed.
コロイド溶液では、分散媒が連続相を形成する。
In a colloidal solution, the dispersion medium forms the continuous phase.
分散媒 is the medium in which particles are dispersed, while 分散質 refers to the dispersed particles themselves.
Compound of 分散 (dispersion) + 媒 (medium, intermediary). A modern technical term.