fluidize

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verb

flu·​id·​ize ˈflü-ə-ˌdīz 

fluidized; fluidizing

transitive verb

1

: to cause to flow like a fluid

2

: to suspend (something, such as solid particles) in a rapidly moving stream of gas or vapor to induce flowing motion of the whole

fluidization

ˌflü-ə-də-ˈzā-shən 

noun

fluidizer

ˈflü-ə-ˌdī-zər 

noun

fluidization

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noun

flu·​id·​iza·​tion ˌflüə̇də̇ˈzāshən 

-ˌdīˈz-

plural -s

: the process of fluidizing or the state of being fluidized

fluidization of a catalyst

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fluidize

• advise
• applies
• apprise
• arise
• assize
• baptize
• belies
• bitwise
• capsize
• chastise
• chordwise
• clockwise