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EMULSIFY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: emulsified   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Form into or become an emulsion

Example:

The solution emulsified

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "emulsify" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Antonym:

demulsify (break down into components)

Derivation:

emulsifier (a surface-active agent that promotes the formation of an emulsion)

emulsion (a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin)

emulsion ((chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "emulsify" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Cause:

emulsify (form into or become an emulsion)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

demulsify (cause to demulsify)

Derivation:

emulsifier (a surface-active agent that promotes the formation of an emulsion)

emulsion (a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin)

emulsion ((chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids)

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