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Dilution vs Dispersion - What's the difference?

dilution | dispersion |

As nouns the difference between dilution and dispersion

is that dilution is the action of the verb dilute while dispersion is the state of being dispersed; dispersedness.

dilution

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The action of the verb dilute.
  • The process of making something dilute.
  • A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.

    • Antonyms

    * concentration

    Anagrams

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    dispersion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state of being dispersed; dispersedness.
  • A process of dispersing.
  • The degree of scatter of data.
  • (optics) The separation of visible light by refraction or diffraction.
  • (medicine) The removal of inflammation.

    • Related terms

    * dispersivity

    References

    * Chambers's Etymological Dictionary , 1896, p. 131