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noun
The act of making something homogenous, or the same throughout; or the tendency of something to become homogenous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Intensive mixing of mutually insoluble substances or groups of substances to obtain a soluble suspension or emulsion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: homogenisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blend, blending
History
Etymology tree English homogen(eous) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English homogenize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English homogenization From homogenize + -ation.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
