emulsifier

See also: émulsifier

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English emulsify

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English emulsifier

From emulsify + -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɪi.mʌl.sɪf.aɪ.ə(ɹ)/, /əˈmʌl.sɪf.aɪ.ə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

emulsifier (plural emulsifiers)

1. A substance that helps an emulsion form, or helps keep an emulsion from separating.

   The lecithin in egg yolks is often used as an emulsifier.

Antonyms

• de-emulsifier

Derived terms

• bioemulsifier
• phacoemulsifier

Translations

substance that helps an emulsion form

• Catalan: emulsor m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 乳化劑 / 乳化剂 (zh) (rǔhuàjì)

• Czech: emulgátor m
• Dutch: emulgator (nl) m
• Estonian: emulgaator
• Finnish: emulgointiaine, emulgaattori (fi)
• French: émulsifiant (fr) m, émulseur (fr) m
• German: Emulgator (de) m
• Greek: γαλακτωματοποιητής m (galaktomatopoiitís)
• Italian: emulsionante (it) m, emulsificante m
• Kazakh: майғындағыш (maiğyndağyş)
• Portuguese: emulsificante (pt) m
• Romanian: emulgator (ro) m, emulsifiant m, emulsificator m
• Russian: эмульгатор (ru) m (emulʹgator)
• Spanish: emulgente m, emulsificador m, emulsificante m, emulsionante m
• Swedish: emulgeringsmedel (sv) n, emulgator (sv) c
• Turkish: emülgatör (tr)
• Welsh: emylsydd m