noun
dispersed phase
Technical term in chemistry for the phase that is distributed as particles, droplets, or bubbles within a continuous phase (dispersion medium).
エマルションでは、油滴が分散相となる。
In an emulsion, the oil droplets form the dispersed phase.
分散媒 is the continuous phase (dispersion medium), while 分散相 is the dispersed phase.
Compound of 分散 (dispersion) + 相 (phase). A modern scientific term.