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dispersants

dispersants is the plural of dispersant.

Meaning of dispersant

Noun

dispersant (plural dispersants)

  1. Any substance that is used to prevent settling or clumping of particles suspended in a liquid.
    • Since the effectiveness of dispersants is time-critical, the sooner that concurrence can be obtained and the dispersant applied, the more effective such1989, Tony E. Hart, “Letters of Agreement for the use of Dispersants”, in L. Michael Flaherty, editor, Oil dispersants: new ecological approaches, page 152
    Synonyms:
    disperser, dispersing agent

Questions about dispersants

What is dispersants the plural of?
Dispersants is the plural of dispersant.

Words near dispersants in the dictionary

  1. dispersalist
  2. dispersalistic
  3. dispersalists
  4. dispersals
  5. dispersant
  6. dispersants
  7. disperse
  8. disperse phase
  9. disperse phases
  10. dispersed
  11. dispersedly

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