fluidize

[ floo-i-dahyz ]

verb (used with object),flu·id·ized, flu·id·iz·ing.
  1. to make (something) fluid.

  2. Chemistry. to suspend or transport (finely divided particles) in a stream of gas or air.

verb (used without object),flu·id·ized, flu·id·iz·ing.
  1. to become fluid.

Origin of fluidize

1
First recorded in 1850–55; fluid + -ize
  • Also especially British, flu·id·ise .

Other words from fluidize

  • flu·id·i·za·tion, noun
  • flu·id·iz·er, noun

Words Nearby fluidize

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British Dictionary definitions for fluidize

fluidize

fluidise

/ (ˈfluːɪˌdaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to make fluid, esp to make (solids) fluid by pulverizing them so that they can be transported in a stream of gas as if they were liquids: fluidized coal

Derived forms of fluidize

  • fluidization or fluidisation, noun
  • fluidizer or fluidiser, noun

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