Word Type

Verb

Adjective

The word "disperse" can be used as verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

bidisperse dedisperse dispersable dispersant disperse phase disperseness disperser dispersingly dispersity dispersive dispersoid dispersometer heterodisperse isodisperse monodisperse nanodisperse nondispersing overdisperse paucidisperse polydisperse redisperse undispersing

Context

physics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

air bare change integrity discharge divide part publicise publicize separate split

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

aerosolise asperse besnow besow blow away diffuse disband dissolve flitter inseminate resolve sow sprinkle stampede

Manner Of

separate

Related Terms

dispersal dispersible dispersion

Related Terms

break up disappear dispersal dispersible dispersion disseminate dissipate distribute intersperse ray refract scatter separate spread

Similar Terms

circulate go around spread

Synonym Network

break up circulate scatter

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