Homogeneous

Description

A substance with a uniform texture or composition. Technically only pure materials are truly homogeneous, but the term is used to refer to any liquid or solid compound that has a stable and even distribution of components.

Synonyms and Related Terms

homogénéïté (Fr.); homogeneidade (Port.)

Resources and Citations

• Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998