verb
- making a substance behave like a fluid, especially by passing gas or air through powdered solid material
Usage: technical; chemistry and engineering
Examples
- The engineer is fluidizing the powder by injecting air from below.
- Fluidizing the catalyst particles improves the reaction efficiency.
- The process involves fluidizing coal dust to create better combustion.
- By fluidizing the sand, they created a fluid-like bed for the experiment.
- The factory uses fluidizing techniques to transport powdered materials.
- Fluidizing the pharmaceutical powder helps with uniform mixing.