English Explanatory Dictionary

homogenization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of making something homogenous, or the same throughout; or the tendency of something to become homogenous.
  2. Intensive mixing of mutually insoluble substances or groups of substances to obtain a soluble suspension or emulsion.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

homogenization homogenizations homogenisation

Etymology

From homogenize + -ation.

Related words

homogenize homogenized

Derived words

globohomo rehomogenization

Translations

Catalan: homogeneïtzació French: homogénéisation Galician: homoxeneización German: Homogenisierung Greek: ομογενοποίηση Italian: omogeneizzazione Polish: homogenizacja Portuguese: homogeneização Russian: гомогенизация Spanish: homogeneización Spanish: homogenización
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