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homogenizer|həˈmɒdʒɪnaɪzə(r)|
[f. homogenize + -er1.]
A machine or apparatus designed to homogenize some kind of material (as milk or tissue). Also fig.
1886Sci. Amer. 11 Dec. 371 The mixture is thoroughly amalgamated and ground together in an apparatus called by the inventors a ‘homogenizer’. 1908N.Y. Produce Rev. & Amer. Creamery 11 Nov. 92/2 (heading) A new homogenizer. 1910Ibid. 9 Feb. 600/1 A machine of much interest to the dairy trade..is the Gaulin Homogenizer. 1936Jrnl. Biol. Chem. XXXVI. 496 To prepare tissue for study, a measured volume of the desired buffer is placed in the homogenizer tube, which is then weighed. 1955P. Becher Princ. Emulsion Technol. v. 74 A homogenizer is a device in which dispersion is effected by forcing the mixture to be emulsified through a small orifice under very high pressure. 1956Nature 4 Feb. 233/2 Disintegration of spleen cells (grinding in a homogenizer at high speed) destroys their protective effect on antibody formation. 1969J. G. Brennan et al. Food Engin. Operations v. 93 The many applications for ultrasonic homogenizers..include: the manufacture of salad creams, ice-cream mixes,..and baby foods. 1973Daily Tel. 24 Mar. 14/4 The social and aesthetic attitudes have been passed through the homogeniser of the bureaucratic hive⁓mind. |