levigate
[ verb lev-i-geyt; adjective lev-i-git, -geyt ]
/ verb ˈlɛv ɪˌgeɪt; adjective ˈlɛv ɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt /
verb (used with object), lev·i·gat·ed, lev·i·gat·ing.
to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, as in a mortar, with or without the addition of a liquid.
Chemistry.
to make a homogeneous mixture of, as gels.
adjective
Botany.
having a smooth, glossy surface; glabrous.
Origin of levigate
OTHER WORDS FROM levigate
lev·i·ga·tion, noun lev·i·ga·tor, noun un·lev·i·gat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby levigate
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levin tube,
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levirate,
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Example sentences from the Web for levigation
Fineness of texture is produced by extreme grinding and levigation.
Field's Chromatography |George FieldLevigation is resorted to in the preparation of paints on the small scale, and in the elutriation of powders.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold CooleyThere is no reason for believing that the finer processes of powdering and levigation were known.
Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley |William H. HolmesThe levigation of kaolin and making of porcelain have already been touched upon incidentally.
The Ceramic Art |Jennie J. Young
British Dictionary definitions for levigation
levigate
/ (ˈlɛvɪˌɡeɪt) /
verb chem
(tr)
to grind into a fine powder or a smooth paste
to form or cause to form a homogeneous mixture, as in the production of gels
(tr)
to suspend (fine particles) by grinding in a liquid, esp as a method of separating fine from coarse particles
adjective
botany
having a smooth polished surface; glabrous
Derived forms of levigate
levigation, noun levigator, nounWord Origin for levigate
C17: from Latin
lēvigāre, from
lēvis smooth