emulsify Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion
  2. verb form into or become an emulsion
    • The solution emulsified

WordNet


E*mul"si*fy transitive verb
Etymology
Emulsion + -fy.
Definitions
  1. To convert into an emulsion; to form an emulsion; to reduce from an oily substance to a milky fluid in which the fat globules are in a very finely divided state, giving it the semblance of solution; as, the pancreatic juice emulsifies the oily part of food.

Webster 1913