homogenizationn.
/həˌmɒdʒɪnʌɪˈzeɪʃən/ 1. The process of making or becoming homogeneous; the action of homogenizing. Also figurative.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun] > making uniform
levellinga1641
uniforming1700
uniformalization1805
uniformation1895
uniformization1899
homogenization1908
1908 Practitioner June 830 Methods for concentrating the bacilli..depend mainly on the homogenisation of the sputum by means of dilute alkalies or of enzymes.
1915 Jrnl. Physical Chem. 19 225 The stability of an emulsion is tremendously enhanced by homogenization.
1936 W. L. Davies Chem. Milk xii. 256 The homogenisation of cream, especially coffee cream, is widely practised.
1962 Lancet 22 Dec. 1330/2 Tissues were similarly extracted by fourfold homogenisations at 0°C in perchloric acid.
1963 Times 30 May 13/2 This homogenization of political discourse presents the Labour Party with some difficulties.
1964 M. McLuhan Understanding Media (1967) ii. xxxi. 345 America long ago achieved its Common Market by mechanical and literate homogenization of social organization.
1965 P. G. Shewmon in R. W. Cahn Physical Metall. viii. 370 Rates of homogenization are of interest in many metallurgical problems.
2. The state produced in something that has been homogenized; uniformity of composition.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun]
evenlinesseOE
evennessa1398
equality1398
uniformity?a1475
equalness1545
uniformness1579
coherence1588
constancy1593
identity1611
oneness1611
holdinga1616
homogeneity1625
homogeny1626
unity1638
equiformity1646
self-consistencya1652
invariableness1654
homogeneousness1658
univocacy1658
sameness1743
consistency1787
self-similarity1847
consistence1850
flushnessa1878
homogenization1938
1938 D. K. Bullens Steel & its Heat Treatm. (ed. 4) I. v. 131 When the more rapid cooling is to be used..it is desirable to attain homogenization of the austenite.
1955 P. Becher Princ. Emulsion Technol. v. 76 In order to achieve complete homogenization of milk..it is often necessary to employ a two-stage machine.
1962 A. G. Guy Physical Metall. for Engineers (1963) viii. 253 At a moderate temperature the rapid diffusion of zinc in copper produces effective homogenization of cast brasses.
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