Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
verb (used with or without object), e·mul·si·fied, e·mul·si·fy·ing.
- to make into or form an emulsion.
noun
- an agent that forms or preserves an emulsion, esp any food additive, such as lecithin, that prevents separation of sauces or other processed foods
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
- to make or form into an emulsion
1872, agent noun from emulsify.
1853, from Latin emulsus, past participle of emulgere “to milk out” (see emulsion) + -fy. Related: emulsified.
n.
- An agent used to make an emulsion of a fixed oil.
v.
- To make into an emulsion.