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Vinony

fluidize

verb

  1. to cause (a solid) to behave like a fluid, as by pulverizing or by suspending pulverized particles in a moving gas
  2. to suspend (something, such as solid particles) in a rapidly moving stream of gas or vapor to induce flowing motion of the whole
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verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fluidusder. Middle English fluid English fluid Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English fluidize From fluid + -ize.

  1. To give particles of solid the properties of a fluid, either by shaking or by injecting gas