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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.

fluidize

/ 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



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Derived Forms

  • ˌfluidiˈzation, noun
  • ˈfluidˌizer, noun

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Other Words From

  • fluid·i·zation noun
  • fluid·izer noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fluidize1

First recorded in 1850–55; fluid + -ize

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