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e·mul·si·fy

 (ĭ-mŭl′sə-fī′)
tr.v. e·mul·si·fied, e·mul·si·fy·ing, e·mul·si·fies
To make into an emulsion.


e·mul′si·fi′a·ble (-fī′ə-bəl), e·mul′si·ble (-sə-bəl) adj.
e·mul′si·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
e·mul′si·fi′er n.
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emulsify

(ɪˈmʌlsɪˌfaɪ)
vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
(Chemistry) to make or form into an emulsion
eˈmulsiˌfiable, eˈmulsible adj
eˌmulsifiˈcation n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

e•mul•si•fy

(ɪˈmʌl səˌfaɪ)

v.t., v.i. -fied, -fy•ing.
to make into or form an emulsion.
[1855–60]
e•mul′si•fi`a•ble, e•mul′si•ble, adj.
e•mul`si•fi`a•bil′i•ty, e•mul`si•bil′i•ty, n.
e•mul`si•fi•ca′tion, n.
e•mul′si•fi`er, n.
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emulsify


Past participle: emulsified
Gerund: emulsifying

Imperative
emulsify
emulsify
Present
I emulsify
you emulsify
he/she/it emulsifies
we emulsify
you emulsify
they emulsify
Preterite
I emulsified
you emulsified
he/she/it emulsified
we emulsified
you emulsified
they emulsified
Present Continuous
I am emulsifying
you are emulsifying
he/she/it is emulsifying
we are emulsifying
you are emulsifying
they are emulsifying
Present Perfect
I have emulsified
you have emulsified
he/she/it has emulsified
we have emulsified
you have emulsified
they have emulsified
Past Continuous
I was emulsifying
you were emulsifying
he/she/it was emulsifying
we were emulsifying
you were emulsifying
they were emulsifying
Past Perfect
I had emulsified
you had emulsified
he/she/it had emulsified
we had emulsified
you had emulsified
they had emulsified
Future
I will emulsify
you will emulsify
he/she/it will emulsify
we will emulsify
you will emulsify
they will emulsify
Future Perfect
I will have emulsified
you will have emulsified
he/she/it will have emulsified
we will have emulsified
you will have emulsified
they will have emulsified
Future Continuous
I will be emulsifying
you will be emulsifying
he/she/it will be emulsifying
we will be emulsifying
you will be emulsifying
they will be emulsifying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been emulsifying
you have been emulsifying
he/she/it has been emulsifying
we have been emulsifying
you have been emulsifying
they have been emulsifying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been emulsifying
you will have been emulsifying
he/she/it will have been emulsifying
we will have been emulsifying
you will have been emulsifying
they will have been emulsifying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been emulsifying
you had been emulsifying
he/she/it had been emulsifying
we had been emulsifying
you had been emulsifying
they had been emulsifying
Conditional
I would emulsify
you would emulsify
he/she/it would emulsify
we would emulsify
you would emulsify
they would emulsify
Past Conditional
I would have emulsified
you would have emulsified
he/she/it would have emulsified
we would have emulsified
you would have emulsified
they would have emulsified
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.emulsify - cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
demulsify - cause to demulsify
2.emulsify - form into or become an emulsion; "The solution emulsified"
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
demulsify - break down into components
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Translations
emulsionare

emulsify

[ɪˈmʌlsɪfaɪ] VTemulsionar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

emulsify

[ɪˈmʌlsɪfaɪ]
vt [+ liquid] → émulsionner
vi [liquids] → s'émulsionner
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

emulsify

vtemulgieren, zu einer Emulsion verbinden
viemulgieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

emulsify

[ɪˈmʌlsɪˌfaɪ]
1. vtemulsionare
2. viemulsionarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

e·mul·si·fy

vt. emulsionar, convertir en emulsión.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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