fluidize
[ floo-i-dahyz ]
verb (used with object),flu·id·ized, flu·id·iz·ing.
to make (something) fluid.
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.
to become fluid.
Origin of fluidize
1- Also especially British, flu·id·ise .
Other words from fluidize
- flu·id·i·za·tion, noun
- flu·id·iz·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for fluidize
fluidize
fluidise
/ (ˈfluːɪˌdaɪz) /
verb
(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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