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Dispensible vs Portable - What's the difference?

dispensible | portable |

As adjectives the difference between dispensible and portable

is that dispensible is alternative form of lang=en while portable is able to be carried or easily moved.

As a noun portable is

a portable toilet; a self-contained outhouse.

dispensible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • *{{quote-journal, 2001, date=August 10, Yongkyu Park & Mitzi I. Kuroda, Epigenetic Aspects of X-Chromosome Dosage Compensation, Science citation
    • , passage=Another striking epigenetic aspect of Xist'' function is that the ''Xist locus is dispensible for maintenance of the inactive state (25 , 26 ). }}
  • *{{quote-journal, 1997, date=October 31, John D. Woronicz et al., I{kappa}B Kinase-: NF-B Activation and Complex Formation with IB Kinase- and NIK, Science citation
    • , passage=The region of IKK- containing the leucine zipper-like motif was required both for homodimerization of IKK- and for formation of heterodimers with IKK- , whereas the putative helix-loop-helix region was dispensible . }}

    portable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able to be carried or easily moved.
  • (computing) Of software, able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.

    • Derived terms

    * hand-portable * man-portable * portableness * portability

    See also

    * hand-held * transportable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A portable toilet; a self-contained outhouse.
  • Any temporary building that is portable, especially one located at a school.
  • (video games) A hand-held video gaming device.
  • (computing) a portable computer

    • Synonyms

    * (portable toilet ): portable toilet, port-a-john, porta-kybo, portaloo, porta-potty, port-a-san, port-o-let, sani-privy, turdis