homogenate

homogenate
Tissue ground into a creamy consistency in which the cell structure is disintegrated (so-called “cell-free”). Cf.:brei.

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ho·mog·e·nate hō-'mäj-ə-.nāt, hə- n a product of homogenizing compare MACERATE

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ho·mog·e·nate (ho-mojґə-nāt) material subjected to homogenization, as tissue that is finely shredded and mixed.

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