Emulsification


[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
n.

1858, noun of action from emulsify.
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.

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