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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

homogeneizado

Pronunciation / Transliteration: o-mo-xe-ne-i-za-ðo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Homogenized/həˈmɒdʒ.ə.naɪzd/
adjectiveverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El consumo de leche homogeneizada es muy común hoy en día."

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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