homogen

a. Homogeneous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Homogeneousness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. homogénéité. ] Same as Homogeneousness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; the same + &unr_; race, kind: cf. F. homogène. See Same, and Kin. ] 1. Of the same kind of nature; consisting of similar parts, or of elements of the like nature; -- opposed to heterogeneous; as, homogeneous particles, elements, or principles; homogeneous bodies. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Alg.) Possessing the same number of factors of a given kind; as, a homogeneous polynomial. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Sameness 9kind or nature; uniformity of structure or material. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Homo- + genesis. ] (Biol.) That method of reproduction in which the successive generations are alike, the offspring, either animal or plant, running through the same cycle of existence as the parent; gamogenesis; -- opposed to heterogenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Homogenous; -- applied to that class of homologies which arise from similarity of structure, and which are taken as evidences of common ancestry. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To blend (a collection of unlike elements) together so as to make the whole uniform in character, composition, or function. [ PJC ]

2. Specifically: To blend separated liquids together so as to form a uniform emulsion which does not separate out into its original constituents on standing; -- used especially of milk; as, most milk sold in cartons is pasteurized and homogenized. [ PJC ]