emulsify

[ ih-muhl-suh-fahy ]

/ ɪˈmʌl səˌfaɪ /

verb (used with or without object), e·mul·si·fied, e·mul·si·fy·ing.

to make into or form an emulsion.

Nearby words

emulous, emulously, emuls., emulsification, emulsifier, emulsify, emulsion, emulsoid, emunctory, emv, en

Origin of emulsify

1855–60; < Latin ēmuls(us) (see emulsion) + -ify

Related forms

e·mul·si·fi·a·ble, e·mul·si·ble, adjectivee·mul·si·fi·a·bil·i·ty, e·mul·si·bil·i·ty, noune·mul·si·fi·ca·tion, noune·mul·si·fi·er, noun

un·e·mul·si·fied, adjective

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Examples from the Web for emulsification

The emulsification of fats is incomplete and decomposition in the intestine follows.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
A soft gelatine is suitable for the process of emulsification; afterwards a hard quality is used to give body and resistance.
Photography in the Studio and in the Field|Edward M. Estabrooke
Where possible, emulsification should be done in a 141 machine, in order to atomise the ingredients.
Leather|K. J. Adcock
If soap be used along with the alkali, the whole of the wax is removed by emulsification.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various

Natural cheese melted and modified by emulsification with a harmless agent and thus changed into a plastic mass.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown

British Dictionary definitions for emulsification

emulsify

/ (ɪˈmʌlsɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

to make or form into an emulsion

Derived Formsemulsifiable or emulsible, adjectiveemulsification, noun

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Word Origin and History for emulsification (1 of 2)

emulsification

1858, noun of action from emulsify.

Word Origin and History for emulsification (1 of 2)

emulsify

1853, from Latin emulsus, past participle of emulgere "to milk out" (see emulsion) + -fy. Related: emulsified.

Medicine definitions for emulsification

emulsify

[ ĭ-mŭl′sə-fī′ ]

v.

To make into an emulsion.

Related formse•mul′si•fi•ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.