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dissipable

UK/ˈdɪsɪˌpɪbəl/US/ˈdɪsɪˌpɪbl̩/

dissipable adjective: capable of being dissipated or dispersed.

Adjective

dissipable (comparative more dissipable, superlative most dissipable)

  1. (obsolete) Capable of being dissipated or dispersed.
    • A substance dissipable and apt to be dispersed.1603, Philemon Holland, Plutarch's Philosophie, Commonly Called the Morals, published 1041

Forms of dissipable

comparativemore dissipable
superlativemost dissipable

Origin of dissipable

From Latin dissipābilis, from dissipāre, also written dissupare (“to scatter, disperse, demolish, destroy, squander, dissipate”), from dis- (“apart”) + supare (“to throw”).

Words formed from dissipable

Words that rhyme with dissipable

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Questions about dissipable

What does dissipable mean?
Dissipable means capable of being dissipated or dispersed.
What part of speech is dissipable?
Dissipable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dissipable?
Dissipable is pronounced /ˈdɪsɪˌpɪbəl/ (UK).

Words near dissipable in the dictionary

  1. dissimule
  2. dissimuler
  3. dissimulers
  4. dissing
  5. dissings
  6. dissipable
  7. dissipatability
  8. dissipatable
  9. dissipate
  10. dissipated
  11. dissipatedly

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