liquidizer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *wlikʷéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *(w)likʷēō Latin liqueō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin liquidusbor. Old French liquidebor. Middle English liquide English liquid 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 liquidize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English liquidizer From liquidize + -er.
Meanings
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(Australia, India, UK) A machine to chop or puree food; a blender.
She bought herself a second-hand Mini and in no time at all was busy as a bee, driving herself around London with pots and pans, cooking knives and liquidizers all piled up on the back seat.
2013, Rosamunde Pilcher, Flowers In the Rain & Other Stories, →ISBN:[…] tissue was disrupted using a Moulinex liquidizer and 0-5% bovine serum albumin was added to the isolating and resuspending media.
1976, Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, volume 3, issues 1-3, page 154Place a cupful of the soaked beans in a liquidizer, add a cupful of cold water and blend.
2013, Leah Leneman, The Tofu Cookbook: Over 150 quick and easy recipes, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| liquidiser | alternative | lexicographic | |
| liquidizers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
food processor · liquidator · liquidate · liquid · liquidity · mixer · liquor · liquidation
Synonyms
vitamizer · blender · vitamiser
Translations (7)
da blender (a machine to chop or puree food) · ca túrmix (a machine to chop or puree food) · hu turmixgép (a machine to chop or puree food) · el αποχυμωτής (a machine to chop or puree food) · bg блендер (a machine to chop or puree food) · es licuadora (a machine to chop or puree food) · fr robot mixer (a machine to chop or puree food)