HOMOGENIZE


Meaning of HOMOGENIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hō-ˈmä-jə-ˌnīz, hə- ]

verb

( -nized ; -niz·ing )

Date: 1886

transitive verb

1.

a. : to blend (diverse elements) into a uniform mixture

b. : to make homogeneous

2.

a. : to reduce to small particles of uniform size and distribute evenly usually in a liquid

b. : to reduce the particles of so that they are uniformly small and evenly distributed ; specifically : to break up the fat globules of (milk) into very fine particles

intransitive verb

: to become homogenized

• ho·mog·e·niz·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.