Definition

Noun: * Homogenized milk: Milk that has been processed so that the fat particles (cream) are broken into very small droplets and distributed evenly throughout the liquid. This prevents the cream from separating and rising to the top.

Usage

Homogenized milk is the standard form of milk sold in most grocery stores. It has a uniform, white appearance and consistent texture.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• The process of creating this product is called homogenization.
  • The homogenization of milk was a major innovation in the dairy industry.
• The adjective homogenized can describe other processed substances with uniformly distributed components.
  • The culture was becoming homogenized, losing its local diversity.

Variants and Related Words

• Homogenize (verb): To make uniform in consistency, especially by breaking down and blending the fat particles in milk.
  • Large machines homogenize the milk before packaging.
• Homogenization (noun): The process of homogenizing.
• Non-homogenized milk or cream-top milk (noun): Milk that has not undergone this process, allowing the cream to separate.
• Pasteurized milk (noun): Milk that has been heated to destroy harmful bacteria. Most homogenized milk is also pasteurized, but the terms refer to different processes.

Synonyms

• Uniform milk
• Cream-dispersed milk

Antonyms

• Non-homogenized milk
• Cream-line milk
• Unhomogenized milk
• Raw milk (which is typically neither homogenized nor pasteurized)

Noun

1. milk with the fat particles broken up and dispersed uniformly so the cream will not rise