emulsify

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  1. transitive verb To make into an emulsion.

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  • Body By Laser works by utilizing the Erchonia LipoLASER (FDA market cleared for laser assisted liposuction) to emulsify adipose tissue which then releases into the interstitial space. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • One of the reasons I like this recipe is that it uses melted or clarified butter, which is so much easier to manage than trying to emulsify cold butter into just-barely-warm eggs. —  divine angst
  • The sausage is basically a mixture of onion, fat back, lean meat, eggs, cream, and guanciale that I emulsify with blood, whisking it like you emulsify oil into mayonnaise. —  Gothamist
  • Bile helps your body emulsify fat (and that's a good thing!). —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • Put all the ingredients in the shaker except the ice, and shake thoroughly to emulsify. —  Comments for BrightestYoungThings
 

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  1. emulsi(on) + -fy.

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  1. from Latin emulsus, past participle (see emulsion), + -ficare, make.
 

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/əˈməlsɪfai/
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