Emulsify

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Emulsify \E*mul"si*fy\, v. t. [Emulsion + -fy.]
     To convert into an emulsion; to form an emulsion; to reduce
     from an oily substance to a milky fluid in which the fat
     globules are in a very finely divided state, giving it the
     semblance of solution; as, the pancreatic juice emulsifies
     the oily part of food.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  emulsify
       v 1: cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion [ant: {demulsify}]
       2: form into or become an emulsion; "The solution emulsified"
          [ant: {demulsify}]
       [also: {emulsified}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  58 Moby Thesaurus words for "emulsify":
     admix, alloy, amalgamate, beat up, bemingle, blend, churn, clabber,
     clot, coagulate, coalesce, colloid, colloidize, combine, commingle,
     commix, compose, compound, concoct, conglomerate, cream, curdle,
     emulsionize, fuse, hash, homogenize, immingle, immix, incrassate,
     inspissate, integrate, interblend, interlace, interlard,
     intermingle, intermix, intertwine, interweave, jell, jellify,
     jelly, jumble, knead, lopper, merge, mingle, mingle-mangle, mix,
     mix up, scramble, shuffle, stir up, syncretize, thicken,
     throw together, toss together, whip, work