emulsifies

Makes oil mix

Emulsifies means causes two liquids that don't normally mix to blend into a stable mixture.

Oil and water naturally separate, but adding an emulsifier and agitating them emulsifies the oil into tiny droplets suspended throughout the water.

Egg yolk emulsifies oil and vinegar into mayonnaise.

Lecithin emulsifies the fat in chocolate, giving it a smooth texture.

cooking

mayonnaise

Emulsified egg-oil spread

béarnaise · whisking · lecithin · mustard · dressing · sauces · rémoulade · ganache · blender · drizzle

chemistry

surfactant

Surface tension lowering compound

dispersion · hydrophilic · hydrophobic · micelle · interface · polarity · lipophilic · saponification · coalescence · adsorption

blending

homogenize

Make uniformly consistent

merge · meld · disperse · suspend · intermix · coalesce · commingle · intermingle · bind · unify

stabilization

stabilizer

Thing ensuring steadiness

suspend · preserve · gel · pectin · agar

Opposites
mixture stability

emulsifiesseparates

Divides into portions

breaks · curdles · splits · destabilizes · coagulates

homogeneity

emulsifiesseparates

Divides into portions

segregates · disperses · dissociates · divides · clarifies

Family

emulsifier, emulsifiers, emulsified

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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