Emulsify
[ih-muhl-suh-fahy] /ɪˈmʌl səˌfaɪ/
verb (used with or without object), emulsified, emulsifying.
1.
to make into or form an .
/ɪˈmʌlsɪˌfaɪ/
verb -fies, -fying, -fied
1.
to make or form into an emulsion
v.
1853, from Latin emulsus, past participle of emulgere “to milk out” (see emulsion) + -fy. Related: emulsified.
emulsify e·mul·si·fy (ĭ-mŭl’sə-fī’)
v. e·mul·si·fied, e·mul·si·fy·ing, e·mul·si·fies
To make into an emulsion.
e·mul’si·fi·ca’tion (-fĭ-kā’shən) n.
e·mul’si·fi’er n.
emulsion
(ĭ-mŭl’shən)
A suspension of tiny droplets of one liquid in a second liquid. By making an emulsion, one can mix two liquids that ordinarily do not mix well, such as oil and water. Compare aerosol, foam.
emulsify verb
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