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demulsify

(diːˈmʌlsɪˌfaɪ)
vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
(Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which an emulsion is permanently broken down into its constituents
[C20: from de- + emulsify]
deˌmulsifiˈcation n
deˈmulsiˌfier n
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de•mul•si•fy

(diˈmʌl səˌfaɪ)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
to break down (an emulsion) into substances incapable of re-forming the original emulsion.
de•mul`si•fi•ca′tion, n.
de•mul′si•fi`er, n.
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demulsify


Past participle: demulsified
Gerund: demulsifying

Imperative
demulsify
demulsify
Present
I demulsify
you demulsify
he/she/it demulsifies
we demulsify
you demulsify
they demulsify
Preterite
I demulsified
you demulsified
he/she/it demulsified
we demulsified
you demulsified
they demulsified
Present Continuous
I am demulsifying
you are demulsifying
he/she/it is demulsifying
we are demulsifying
you are demulsifying
they are demulsifying
Present Perfect
I have demulsified
you have demulsified
he/she/it has demulsified
we have demulsified
you have demulsified
they have demulsified
Past Continuous
I was demulsifying
you were demulsifying
he/she/it was demulsifying
we were demulsifying
you were demulsifying
they were demulsifying
Past Perfect
I had demulsified
you had demulsified
he/she/it had demulsified
we had demulsified
you had demulsified
they had demulsified
Future
I will demulsify
you will demulsify
he/she/it will demulsify
we will demulsify
you will demulsify
they will demulsify
Future Perfect
I will have demulsified
you will have demulsified
he/she/it will have demulsified
we will have demulsified
you will have demulsified
they will have demulsified
Future Continuous
I will be demulsifying
you will be demulsifying
he/she/it will be demulsifying
we will be demulsifying
you will be demulsifying
they will be demulsifying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been demulsifying
you have been demulsifying
he/she/it has been demulsifying
we have been demulsifying
you have been demulsifying
they have been demulsifying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been demulsifying
you will have been demulsifying
he/she/it will have been demulsifying
we will have been demulsifying
you will have been demulsifying
they will have been demulsifying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been demulsifying
you had been demulsifying
he/she/it had been demulsifying
we had been demulsifying
you had been demulsifying
they had been demulsifying
Conditional
I would demulsify
you would demulsify
he/she/it would demulsify
we would demulsify
you would demulsify
they would demulsify
Past Conditional
I would have demulsified
you would have demulsified
he/she/it would have demulsified
we would have demulsified
you would have demulsified
they would have demulsified
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.demulsify - cause to demulsify
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"
emulsify - cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion
2.demulsify - break down into components
change integrity - change in physical make-up
emulsify - form into or become an emulsion; "The solution emulsified"
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