| 单词 | homogenize | 
| 释义 | homogenizev. 1.   a.  transitive. To render homogeneous; to unite or incorporate into a single whole of uniform composition; to make uniform or similar. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > bring or reduce to uniformity			[verb (transitive)]		 dismark1632 homogeneate1652 uniformc1681 monotonize1803 uniformalize1805 equalize1822 uniformize1866 homogenize1886 sausage1922 1886    Fortn. Rev. 40 201  				The whole island [Ireland] would have become homogenized by the action of strong centripetal forces. 1908    Practitioner June 831  				Nebel homogenises the sputum with lime-water. 1957    W. H. Whyte Organization Man xxiv. 323  				In the new middle-class rhythm of life obligations are homogenized, for the overriding aim is to have oneself precommitted to regular, unvarying monthly payments on all the major items. 1964    M. McLuhan Understanding Media 		(1967)	  ii. x. 101  				The new centralist power always takes action to homogenize as many marginal areas as possible. 1964    M. McLuhan Understanding Media 		(1967)	  ii. xxiii. 244  				Any community that wants to..maximize the exchange of goods..has simply got to homogenize its social life. 1965    Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Nov. 1063/3  				To omit the commas..is in a sense to denature or homogenize the lines.  b.  To subject (milk or another emulsion) to a process by which the suspended globules or droplets are broken up into smaller ones and distributed throughout the liquid, so that they have no tendency to collect into a cream. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > bring or reduce to uniformity			[verb (transitive)]		 > emulsions, etc. homogenize1904 1904    Sci. Amer. 16 Apr. 315/2  				To the many methods of purifying, modifying, and preserving milk must now be added a process for homogenizing it so that it will keep almost indefinitely. 1913    Pharmaceut. Jrnl. 24 May 734/1  				It has become the practice of the emulsion manufacturer to perfect his emulsions by the use of..the apparatus constructed for the dairyman and used..for homogenising milk. 1936    W. L. Davies Chem. Milk xii. 256  				Gaulin..first conceived the idea of homogenising already existing emulsions, such as milk, so as to obtain greater stability. 1949    R. E. Kirk  & D. F. Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. IV. 823  				The purpose of homogenizing evaporated milk is to prevent fat separation in the manufactured product. 1971    Nature 29 Oct. 617/2  				Machines with triple-piston pumps..are used extensively in..the dairy industry, for homogenizing milk, cream, ice-cream mix and other products.  c.  To make (an alloy) more uniform in chemical composition by holding it at a high temperature for a period and then allowing it to cool slowly. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > subject to chemical reactions or processes			[verb (transitive)]		 > subject to named chemical reaction or process > subject to homogenization homogenize1924 1924 [see homogenizing n. and adj. at  Derivatives].							 1948    Metals Handbk. (Amer. Soc. Metals) 977/1  				The [magnesium] alloys that contain aluminum may be homogenized in cast form. 1955    E. Johnson in  W. C. Newell Casting of Steel x. 448  				The practice of homogenizing alloy castings at 850°C to 950°C for one hour per inch of heaviest section is common. 1965    P. G. Shewmon in  R. W. Cahn Physical Metall. viii. 372  				This also indicates one reason why a wrought product is more easily homogenized..than a cast product.  d.  To prepare a suspension of cell fragments and cell constituents from (tissue) by physical treatment in a liquid medium. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > processes > 			[verb (transitive)]		 > others animalize1790 sterilize1891 ultrafilter1908 enucleate1909 homogenize1936 harvest1946 superfuse1953 bursectomize1958 perifuse1969 respirate1971 transfect1974 1936    Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 36 504  				A new method for the study of tissue respiration is described in which the tissues are homogenized in a buffer medium by a high speed glass pestle. 1959    Sci. News 53 51  				They killed the guinea-pig, rapidly dissected out its liver, and homogenized it in sugar solution in a Waring blendor. 1964    G. H. Haggis  et al.  Introd. Molecular Biol. ii. 31  				The tissue is first homogenized, the cells being disrupted by the shearing forces of the homogenizer. 1971    Nature 10 Sept. 127/1  				The brains were homogenized in cold distilled water (6 ml./brain) at 850 r.p.m. using a ‘Teflon’ pestle.  2.  intransitive. To become homogeneous; to respond to homogenization. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > 			[verb (intransitive)]		 > be or become consistent or homogeneous cohere1598 homogenize1938 1938    D. K. Bullens Steel & its Heat Treatm. 		(ed. 4)	 I. v. 131  				The same procedure of air cooling may be used even upon steels that would readily homogenize at ordinary annealing temperatures. 1949    R. M. Brick  & A. Phillips Struct. & Properties of Alloys 		(ed. 2)	 xi. 323  				Small castings usually consist of very fine dendrites that homogenize quite readily with respect to C and Mn. Derivatives  hoˈmogenizing  n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > 			[adjective]		 > making or made uniform macadamized1827 uniformized1866 uniformizing1899 homogenizing1913 homogenized1935 1913    Pharmaceut. Jrnl. 24 May 734/1  				The actual homogenising section of the machine is a valve formed by an agate cone which is pressed into a gun-metal seating. 1924    Z. Jeffries  & R. S. Archer Sci. of Metals x. 353  				The effect of a homogenizing treatment on the properties of an alloy. 1963    Times 14 Feb. 12/7  				The curious homogenizing process of reaching a consensus. 1964    M. McLuhan Understanding Media 		(1967)	  ii. xxxi. 344  				The homogenizing power of the literate process had gone further in America by 1800 than anywhere in Europe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2019). <  | 
	
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