fluidize

fluidize

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti?
Latin fluō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin fluidusder.
Middle English fluid
English fluid
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English fluidize

    From fluid + -ize.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

    fluidize (third-person singular simple present fluidizes, present participle fluidizing, simple past and past participle fluidized)

    1. To give particles of solid the properties of a fluid, either by shaking or by injecting gas
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    Derived terms

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