fluidize

[ floo-i-dahyz ]
/ ˈflu ɪˌdaɪz /

verb (used with object), flu·id·ized, flu·id·iz·ing.

to make (something) fluid.
Chemistry. to suspend or transport (finely divided particles) in a stream of gas or air.

verb (used without object), flu·id·ized, flu·id·iz·ing.

to become fluid.
Also especially British, flu·id·ise.

Origin of fluidize

First recorded in 1850–55; fluid + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM fluidize

flu·id·i·za·tion, noun flu·id·iz·er, noun

Words nearby fluidize

fluid ounce, fluid pressure, fluidextract, fluidics, fluidity, fluidize, fluidized bed, fluidrachm, fluke, flukey, fluky

British Dictionary definitions for fluidize

fluidize

fluidise

/ (ˈfluːɪˌdaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make fluid, esp to make (solids) fluid by pulverizing them so that they can be transported in a stream of gas as if they were liquids fluidized coal

Derived forms of fluidize

fluidization or fluidisation, noun fluidizer or fluidiser, noun