emulsify
pronunciation
How to pronounce emulsify in British English:
UK [ɪˈmʌlsɪfaɪ]
How to pronounce emulsify in American English:
US [ɪˈmʌlsəˌfaɪ]
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- Verb:
- cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion
- form into or become an emulsion
Word Origin
- emulsify (v.)
- 1853, from Latin emuls-, past participle stem of emulgere "to milk out" (see emulsion) + -fy. Related: emulsified.
Example
- 1. Shake ingredients without ice to emulsify egg white .
- 2. Bile salts : emulsify the fats ( converts the oil into microscopic droplets ) , increase surface area for the latter enzymes to act on .