zə adjective
capable of being diffused.
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| diffuse | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to spread or cause to spread in all directions |
| 2. | to undergo or cause to undergo diffusion |
| 3. | to scatter or cause to scatter; disseminate; disperse |
| —adj | |
| 4. | spread out over a wide area |
| 5. | lacking conciseness |
| 6. | (esp of some creeping stems) spreading loosely over a large area |
| 7. | characterized by or exhibiting diffusion: diffuse light; diffuse reflection |
| 8. | botany (of plant growth) occurring throughout a tissue |
| [C15: from Latin diffūsus spread abroad, from diffundere to pour forth, from dis- away + fundere to pour] | |
| diffusely | |
| —adv | |
| dif'fuseness | |
| —n | |
| diffusible | |
| —adj | |
| diffusi'bility | |
| —n | |
| dif'fusibleness | |
| —n | |
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Diffusible
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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