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fluidize

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flu·id·ize  (fl-dz)
tr.v. flu·id·ized, flu·id·iz·ing, flu·id·iz·es
1. To make fluid.
2. To pulverize (a solid) so finely that it takes on most of the properties of a fluid.

fluid·i·zation (--d-zshn) n.

fluidize, fluidise [ˈfluːɪˌdaɪz]
vb
(Physics / General Physics) (tr) to make fluid, esp to make (solids) fluid by pulverizing them so that they can be transported in a stream of gas as if they were liquids fluidized coal
fluidization , fluidisation n
fluidizer , fluidiser n


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