homogenizer

Particle breakdown device

A homogenizer is a machine that forces liquid through fine openings under high pressure to break down particles and create a uniform mixture.

Milk homogenizers prevent cream from separating by reducing fat globules to a consistent size.

Industrial homogenizers process foods, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.

Figuratively, anything that makes things uniform: Television was the great homogenizer of American culture.

dairy

milk

Mammalian nursing fluid

emulsification · skim · whole · processing · separation · raw milk · creamery · mouthfeel · shelf life · lactose

emulsification

emulsion

Blended immiscible liquids

agitation · stabilizer · surfactant · colloid · suspension · phase · viscosity · coalescence · reduction · consistency

industrial

high-pressure

Involving urgent demands

food manufacturing · pharmaceutical · cosmetics · paint · ink · chemical · batch · continuous · scale-up · sanitary

uniformity

consistent

Not varying or contradicting

blended · integrated · dispersion · quality control · mouthfeel · appearance · shelf stability

laboratory

tissue

Disposable soft paper

buffer · extraction · disruption · benchtop · probe · microorganism · biochemistry · research · assay · sterile

Categories
Opposites
mixing vs. separating

homogenizerseparator

Something that divides

centrifuge · filter · sieve · fractionator · decanter

uniformity vs. diversity of output

homogenizerdifferentiator

What makes one distinct

diversifier · segregator · sorter · grader · classifier

Phrases
Family

homogenize, homogenized, homogenization, homogenizing, homogenizes, homogenizers, homogenizations

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G