homogenize

English

Alternative forms

• homogenise (Commonwealth)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /həˈmɒdʒənaɪz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /həˈmɑːdʒənaɪz/

Verb

homogenize (third-person singular simple present homogenizes, present participle homogenizing, simple past and past participle homogenized)

1. To make homogeneous, to blend or puree.
2. Specifically, to treat milk so that the cream no longer separates.

Related terms

• homogenization

Translations

to make homogeneous

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 均質 (zh), 均质 (zh) (jūnzhì)

• Finnish: sekoittaa (fi), homogenoida

• French: homogénéiser (fr)
• Galician: homoxeneizar (gl)
• Greek: ομογενοποιώ (el) (omogenopoió)

to treat milk

• Finnish: homogenoida

See also

• Wikipedia article on homogenization
• Wikipedia article on homogenizer