"emulsification" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: emulsifications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} emulsification (countable and uncountable, plural emulsifications)
  1. The process by which an emulsion is formed. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: demulsification, microemulsification, phacoemulsification
    Sense id: en-emulsification-en-noun-FqNqQgtk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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