homogenized
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Made uniform or consistent in composition throughout: The primary meaning refers to a substance, typically a liquid like milk, that has been processed so that its components (like fat particles) are broken down and evenly distributed, preventing separation.
- Formed by blending unlike elements into a uniform mixture: This describes the process or result of combining different elements, especially by reducing one to fine particles and dispersing them uniformly within another substance.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Most milk sold in stores is homogenized to give it a consistent texture.
- The homogenized mixture showed no signs of settling or separation after several days.
- They used a high-pressure machine to create a homogenized sample for the experiment.
Advanced Usage
- "Homogenized culture": Used metaphorically to describe a culture or society that has become uniform, standardized, or lacking in diversity.
- Critics argue that globalization leads to a homogenized global culture.
Variants and Related Words
- Homogenize (verb): To make homogeneous; to break down and blend particles evenly throughout a substance.
- The machine is used to homogenize the milk.
- Homogenization (noun): The process of making something homogeneous.
- The homogenization of milk was a major advancement in food science.
- Homogeneous (adjective): Of the same or a similar kind or nature; uniform in structure or composition.
- The population was remarkably homogeneous.
Synonyms
- Uniform: Not varying; the same in all parts and at all times.
- Blended: Mixed together thoroughly.
- Emulsified: (Specifically for liquids) Made into an emulsion, where one liquid is dispersed in another.
Antonyms
- Heterogeneous: Diverse in character or content; composed of different kinds.
- Separated: Caused to move or be apart.
- Unblended: Not mixed together.
Adjective
- made homogeneous
- formed by blending unlike elements especially by reducing one element to particles and dispersing them throughout another substance