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de⋅mul⋅si⋅fy

  [dee-muhl-suh-fahy]
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–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy⋅ing. Physical Chemistry.
to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
Origin:
de- + (e)mulsify

Related forms:
de⋅mul⋅si⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion, noun
de⋅mul⋅si⋅fi⋅er, noun
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