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- Dictionaryhomogenize/həˈmɒdʒənʌɪz/
verb
- 1. subject (milk) to a process in which the fat droplets are emulsified and the cream does not separate: "the milk is pasteurized and homogenized"
- 2. make uniform or similar: "should the role of the law be to homogenize society?"
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The meaning of HOMOGENIZE is to blend (diverse elements) into a mixture that is the same throughout. How to use homogenize in a sentence.
HOMOGENIZE definition: 1. to treat milk so that the cream is mixed into other parts of the liquid: 2. to change something…. Learn more.
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense homogenizes , present participle homogenizing , past tense, past participle homogenized regional note: in BRIT, also use homogenise. verb. If something is homogenized, it is changed so that all its parts are similar or the same, especially in a way that is undesirable.
Homogenize definition: to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous. . See examples of HOMOGENIZE used in a sentence.
To homogenize is to make something the same, or similar. When dairies homogenize milk, they mix it so the cream isn't separate from the rest of the milk, but instead all the liquid is the same consistency.
v. ho·mog·e·nized, ho·mog·e·niz·ing, ho·mog·e·niz·es. v.tr. 1. To make homogeneous. 2. a. To reduce to particles and disperse throughout a fluid. b. To make uniform in consistency, especially to render (milk) uniform in consistency by emulsifying the fat content.
To make more uniform throughout in texture, mixture, quality, etc. by breaking down and blending the particles. To process (milk) so that the fat particles are so finely divided and emulsified that the cream does not separate on standing. To become homogenized.
to make uniform or similar, as in composition or function: to homogenize school systems.
HOMOGENIZE meaning: 1 : to treat (milk) so that the fat is mixed throughout instead of floating on top; 2 : to change (something) so that its parts are the same or similar.
May 21, 2024 · homogenize (third-person singular simple present homogenizes, present participle homogenizing, simple past and past participle homogenized) To make homogeneous, to blend or puree. Specifically, to treat milk so that the cream no longer separates. To make homogeneous or uniform.
