fluidize

American  

[floo-i-dahyz] / ˈflu ɪˌdaɪz /

especially British, fluidise

verb (used with object)

fluidized, fluidizing

1. to make (something) fluid.

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

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verb (used without object)

fluidized, fluidizing

1. to become fluid.

fluidize British  

/ ˈfluːɪˌdaɪz /

verb

1. (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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Other Word Forms

• fluidization noun
• fluidizer noun

Etymology

Origin of fluidize

First recorded in 1850–55; fluid + -ize

Example Sentences

We identify a critical compositional tipping point, independently documented in the global geochemical record of rhyolites, at which rhyolitic melts fluidize or stiffen and that clearly separates effusive from explosive deposits worldwide.

From Nature