emulsify

UK/ɪˈmʊlsɪfaɪ/US/ɪˈmʊlsɪfaɪ/

verbC2Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,703 of 15,258Too rare in one of the two pools to compare — fewer than 20 uses in speech or in writing

Other forms: emulsified, emulsifying

To emulsify is to mix two liquids that do not naturally combine. Emulsify the dressing.

It needs an emulsifier such as mustard or egg yolk to hold the two apart from separating again. Mayonnaise is the classic case, which is why it splits the moment the emulsion breaks.

Definitions of emulsify

1verbemulsifyTo mix two liquids that do not naturally combine.C2
“A little mustard will emulsify the whole dressing in seconds.”

emulsify is a mixing.

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emulsify

UK/ɪˈmʊlsɪfaɪ/US/ɪˈmʊlsɪfaɪ/

verbC2Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,703 of 15,258Too rare in one of the two pools to compare — fewer than 20 uses in speech or in writing

Other forms: emulsified, emulsifying

To emulsify is to mix two liquids that do not naturally combine. Emulsify the dressing.

It needs an emulsifier such as mustard or egg yolk to hold the two apart from separating again. Mayonnaise is the classic case, which is why it splits the moment the emulsion breaks.

Definitions of emulsify

1verbemulsifyTo mix two liquids that do not naturally combine.C2
“A little mustard will emulsify the whole dressing in seconds.”

emulsify is a mixing.