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DEMULSIFY (demulsified)

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Irregular inflected form: demulsified  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does demulsify mean? 

DEMULSIFY (verb)
  The verb DEMULSIFY has 2 senses:

1. cause to demulsifyplay

2. break down into componentsplay

  Familiarity information: DEMULSIFY used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEMULSIFY (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they demulsify  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it demulsifies  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: demulsified  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: demulsified  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: demulsifying  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to demulsify

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "demulsify" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Cause:

demulsify (break down into components)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

emulsify (cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Break down into components

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "demulsify" is one way to...):

change integrity (change in physical make-up)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Antonym:

emulsify (form into or become an emulsion)


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