Noun

The merging of similar or different elements into a union.

(physics) A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the concomitant release of energy.

(music) a style of music that blends disparate genres; especially types of jazz.

A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from different countries or cultures

The act of melting or liquefying something by heating it.

* {{quote-book, 1855, James David Forbes, chapter=On Glaciers In General, year_published=1859, Occasional Papers on the Theory of Glaciers citation

, passage=From a vault in the green-blue ice, more or less perfectly formed each summer, the torrent issues, which represents the natural drainage of the valley, derived partly from land-springs, partly from fusion of the ice.}}

* {{quote-us-patent, 1951, Peter L. Paull & Frederick Burton Sellers, Method of Reducing Metal Oxides, 2740706 citation

, passage=The upper limit of temperature is determined by the point at which fusion of the ore takes place, or often, for practical purposes, the temperature at which the ore softens and agglomerates.}}

* {{quote-book, 2002, Philippe Rousset, chapter=Modeling Crystallization Kinetics of Triacylglycerols, Physical Properties of Lipids, editors=Alejandro G. Marangoni & Suresh Narine, isbn=0824700058 citation

, passage=Below the temperature of fusion of the solid phase, the growth rate of the solid/ liquid interface at low undercooling is affected mainly by undercooling.}}

(lb) The result of the hybridation of two genes which originally coded for separate proteins.

(lb) The process by which two distinct lipid bilayers merge their hydrophobic core, resulting in one interconnected structure.

Noun

(en noun)

Any person or thing that diffuses.

A device designed to diffuse a scent efficiently.

* {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 28, author=Rita Zekas, title=DecoRita visits West Elm, work=Toronto Star citation

, passage=They are in the under-$20 section, which includes a display of scented candles and diffusers . }}

(optics) Any device that or spreads out or scatters light, making the light appear softer.

* {{quote-news, year=2008, date=January 24, author=, title=In a Town Known for Light, a House With Very Little, work=New York Times citation

, passage=Along the sofa every three and a half feet, fluorescent tubes glow through translucent plastic diffusers . }}

(automotive) A shaped section of a car's underbody which improves the car's aerodynamic properties.

(thermodynamics) A mechanical device that is designed to control the characteristics of a fluid at the entrance to a thermodynamic open system.

(sewage treatment) An aerating device consisting of a membrane with fine pores, through which air is blown to generate small bubbles.

(cooking) A cooking item that can be placed above a stove heating element or burner to separate the cooking utensil from the heat source.

A hairdryer attachment that diffuses the flow of air.