fluidize

American

[floo-i-dahyz] / ˈflu ɪˌdaɪz /

especially British, fluidise

verb (used with object)

fluidized, fluidizing

to make (something) fluid.
Chemistry. to suspend or transport (finely divided particles) in a stream of gas or air.

verb (used without object)

fluidized, fluidizing

to become fluid.

fluidize British

/ ˈfluːɪˌdaɪz /

verb

(tr) to make fluid, esp to make (solids) fluid by pulverizing them so that they can be transported in a stream of gas as if they were liquids

fluidized coal

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Etymology

Origin of fluidize

First recorded in 1850–55; fluid + -ize

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