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Dissolved vs Dispersed - What's the difference?

dissolved | dispersed |

As verbs the difference between dissolved and dispersed

is that dissolved is past tense of dissolve while dispersed is past tense of disperse.

As an adjective dissolved

is that has been disintegrated in a solvent.

dissolved

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • that has been disintegrated in a solvent
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (dissolve)
  • dispersed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disperse)

  • disperse

    English

    Verb

  • (intransitive) To scatter in different directions
  • The Jews are dispersed among all nations.
  • * Bible, Proverbs xv. 7
  • The lips of the wise disperse knowledge.
  • * Cowper
  • Two lions, in the still, dark night, / A herd of beeves disperse .
  • (intransitive) To break up and disappear; to dissipate
  • (intransitive) To disseminate
  • (physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light etc. according to wavelength; to refract
  • (intransitive) To distribute throughout
  • Usage notes

    * Do not confuse with the monetary word disburse, despite similarity.

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