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liquidizer

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Etymology

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    From liquidize + -er.

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    Noun

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    liquidizer (plural liquidizers)

    1. (Australia, India, UK) A machine to chop or puree food; a blender.
      • 1976, Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, volume 3, issues 1-3, page 154:
        [] tissue was disrupted using a Moulinex liquidizer and 0-5% bovine serum albumin was added to the isolating and resuspending media.
      • 2013, Rosamunde Pilcher, Flowers In the Rain & Other Stories, →ISBN:
        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, Leah Leneman, The Tofu Cookbook: Over 150 quick and easy recipes, →ISBN:
        Place a cupful of the soaked beans in a liquidizer, add a cupful of cold water and blend.

    Usage notes

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    • In Australia and India, the term may be uncommon, technical or dated.
    • The term is found in some technical and trade publications in the US; it may be dated.

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