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Answer for the clue "The act of homogenizing ", 14 letters:
homogenization

Word definitions for homogenization in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In cell biology or molecular biology research, homogenization is a process whereby a biological sample is brought to a state such that all fractions of the sample are equal in composition, i.e. a homogenized sample is mixed so well that removing some of ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. the act of making something homogenous, or the same throughout; or the tendency of something to become homogenous n. the act of making something homogenous, or the same throughout; or the tendency of something to become homogenous

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1803 (from 1905 specifically of milk); see homogenize + -ation .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition; "the homogenization of cream"; "the network's homogenization of political news" [syn: homogenisation ]

Usage examples of homogenization.

This reflects that the homogenization of temperature between two bodies relies on their having prolonged and unimpaired communication.

In time, the diverse cultures of the Galaxy, involving a large number of quite different-looking organisms, based on different biochemistries and different initial cultures, would become homogenized – just as the diverse cultures of Earth today are in the process of homogenization.

Its “Sinification” involved the drastic homogenization of a huge region in an ancient melting pot, the repopulation of tropical Southeast Asia, and the exertion of a massive influence on Japan, Korea, and possibly even India.