fluidize
(redirected from fluidiser)flu·id·ize
(flo͞o′ĭ-dīz′)tr.v. flu·id·ized, flu·id·iz·ing, flu·id·iz·es
To cause (a solid) to behave like a fluid, as by pulverizing or by suspending pulverized particles in a moving gas.
flu′id·i·za′tion (-ĭ-dĭ-zā′shən) n.
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fluidize
(ˈfluːɪˌdaɪz) orfluidise
vb
(General Physics) (tr) to make fluid, esp to make (solids) fluid by pulverizing them so that they can be transported in a stream of gas as if they were liquids: fluidized coal.
ˌfluidiˈzation, ˌfluidiˈsation n
ˈfluidˌizer, ˈfluidˌiser n
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flu•id•ize
(ˈflu ɪˌdaɪz)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
1. to make fluid.
2. to suspend or transport (finely divided particles) in a stream of gas or air.
[1850–55]
flu`id•i•za′tion, n.
flu′id•iz`er, n.
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fluidize
Past participle: fluidized
Gerund: fluidizing
| Imperative |
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| fluidize |
| fluidize |
| Present |
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| I fluidize |
| you fluidize |
| he/she/it fluidizes |
| we fluidize |
| you fluidize |
| they fluidize |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I fluidized |
| you fluidized |
| he/she/it fluidized |
| we fluidized |
| you fluidized |
| they fluidized |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am fluidizing |
| you are fluidizing |
| he/she/it is fluidizing |
| we are fluidizing |
| you are fluidizing |
| they are fluidizing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have fluidized |
| you have fluidized |
| he/she/it has fluidized |
| we have fluidized |
| you have fluidized |
| they have fluidized |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was fluidizing |
| you were fluidizing |
| he/she/it was fluidizing |
| we were fluidizing |
| you were fluidizing |
| they were fluidizing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had fluidized |
| you had fluidized |
| he/she/it had fluidized |
| we had fluidized |
| you had fluidized |
| they had fluidized |
| Future |
|---|
| I will fluidize |
| you will fluidize |
| he/she/it will fluidize |
| we will fluidize |
| you will fluidize |
| they will fluidize |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have fluidized |
| you will have fluidized |
| he/she/it will have fluidized |
| we will have fluidized |
| you will have fluidized |
| they will have fluidized |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be fluidizing |
| you will be fluidizing |
| he/she/it will be fluidizing |
| we will be fluidizing |
| you will be fluidizing |
| they will be fluidizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been fluidizing |
| you have been fluidizing |
| he/she/it has been fluidizing |
| we have been fluidizing |
| you have been fluidizing |
| they have been fluidizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been fluidizing |
| you will have been fluidizing |
| he/she/it will have been fluidizing |
| we will have been fluidizing |
| you will have been fluidizing |
| they will have been fluidizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been fluidizing |
| you had been fluidizing |
| he/she/it had been fluidizing |
| we had been fluidizing |
| you had been fluidizing |
| they had been fluidizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would fluidize |
| you would fluidize |
| he/she/it would fluidize |
| we would fluidize |
| you would fluidize |
| they would fluidize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have fluidized |
| you would have fluidized |
| he/she/it would have fluidized |
| we would have fluidized |
| you would have fluidized |
| they would have fluidized |
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