Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homogenization

/hoʊmˈɑdʒənɪzˌeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
ho-mog-e-niza-tion
IPA
/hoʊmˈɑdʒənɪzˌeɪʃən/
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of making something homogenous, or the same throughout; or the tendency of something to become homogenous.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree English homogen(eous) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English homogenize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English homogenization From homogenize + -ation.

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How do you pronounce homogenization?
The recorded pronunciation is /hoʊmˈɑdʒənɪzˌeɪʃən/.
What does homogenization mean?
The act of making something homogenous, or the same throughout; or the tendency of something to become homogenous.
Where does homogenization come from?
Etymology tree English homogen(eous) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English homogenize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English homogenization From homogenize + -ation.

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