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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

均質化された

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyūn-shitsu-ka sareta

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Homogenized/həˈmɒdʒ.ə.naɪzd/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"均質化された牛乳は脂肪が均等に分散しています。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Processed so that the composition is made uniform throughout, as in milk where fat droplets are evenly distributed.

    "Many consumers prefer the consistent texture of homogenized milk over non-homogenized varieties."
  2. 2

    Made uniform or similar, often implying a loss of distinctiveness, variety, or local character.

    "Global travel has led to increasingly homogenized city centers dominated by the same international chain stores."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek word 'homogenēs' meaning 'of the same kind' (combining 'homos' meaning 'same' and 'genos' meaning 'race, kind'). Entering English scientific vocabulary in the late 19th century via French derivatives, it evolved from describing biological and chemical uniformity to encompassing industrial processes like milk treatment and cultural standardization.

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