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- [dih-spurs]
- /dɪˈspɜrs/
- /dɪspˈɜːsəbəl/
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- [dih-spurs]
- /dɪˈspɜrs/
Definitions of dispersible word
- verb with object dispersible to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd. 1
- verb with object dispersible to spread widely; disseminate: to disperse knowledge. 1
- verb with object dispersible to dispel; cause to vanish: The wind dispersed the fog. 1
- verb with object dispersible Physical Chemistry. to cause (particles) to separate uniformly throughout a solid, liquid, or gas. 1
- verb with object dispersible Optics. to subject (light) to dispersion. 1
- verb without object dispersible to separate and move apart in different directions without order or regularity; become scattered: The crowd dispersed. 1
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Origin of dispersible
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English dispersen, disparsen (< Middle French disperser) < Latin dispersus (past participle of dispergere), equivalent to di- di-2 + -sper(g)- scatter (stem of -spergere, combining form of spargere to scatter, strew) + -sus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Dispersible
noun
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verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dispersible popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
dispersible usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dispersible
adj dispersible
- solvable — capable of being solved, as a problem.
- solvent — able to pay all just debts.
- dissoluble — capable of being dissolved: tablets dissoluble in water.
- dissolvable — to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
- resolvable — that can be resolved.
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