"emulsifier" meaning in English

See emulsifier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪi.mʌl.sɪf.aɪ.ə(ɹ)/ [UK], /əˈmʌl.sɪf.aɪ.ə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emulsifier.wav [Southern-England] Forms: emulsifiers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English emulsify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English emulsifier From emulsify + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|emulsify|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English emulsify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English emulsifier [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzijos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "emulsifier", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="emulsifier"> From emulsify + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} emulsifier (plural emulsifiers)
  1. A substance that helps an emulsion form, or helps keep an emulsion from separating. Derived forms: bioemulsifier, phacoemulsifier Translations (substance that helps an emulsion form): emulsor [masculine] (Catalan), 乳化劑 /乳化剂 (rǔhuàjì) (Chinese Mandarin), emulgátor [masculine] (Czech), emulgator [masculine] (Dutch), emulgaator (Estonian), emulgointiaine (Finnish), emulgaattori (Finnish), émulsifiant [masculine] (French), émulseur [masculine] (French), Emulgator [masculine] (German), γαλακτωματοποιητής (galaktomatopoiitís) [masculine] (Greek), emulsionante [masculine] (Italian), emulsificante [masculine] (Italian), майғындағыш (maiğyndağyş) (Kazakh), emulsificante [masculine] (Portuguese), emulgator [masculine] (Romanian), emulsifiant [masculine] (Romanian), emulsificator [masculine] (Romanian), эмульгатор (emulʹgator) [masculine] (Russian), emulgente [masculine] (Spanish), emulsificador [masculine] (Spanish), emulsificante [masculine] (Spanish), emulsionante [masculine] (Spanish), emulgeringsmedel [neuter] (Swedish), emulgator [common-gender] (Swedish), emülgatör (Turkish), emylsydd [masculine] (Welsh)

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      "sense": "substance that helps an emulsion form",
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      "sense": "substance that helps an emulsion form",
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      "sense": "substance that helps an emulsion form",
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      "sense": "substance that helps an emulsion form",
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      "sense": "substance that helps an emulsion form",
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      "sense": "substance that helps an emulsion form",
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      "sense": "substance that helps an emulsion form",
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