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homogenization

noun

Etymology

From homogenize + -ation.

  1. derived from ὁμογενής
  2. derived from homogeneus
  3. suffixed as homogenize — “homogeneous + ize”
  4. suffixed as homogenization — “homogenize + ation”

Definitions

  1. The act of making something homogenous, or the same throughout

    The act of making something homogenous, or the same throughout; or the tendency of something to become homogenous.

    • Cream does not separate from milk that has undergone a homogenization process.

  2. Intensive mixing of mutually insoluble substances or groups of substances to obtain a…

    Intensive mixing of mutually insoluble substances or groups of substances to obtain a soluble suspension or emulsion.

The neighborhood

Derived

globohomo, rehomogenization

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for homogenization. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA