Diffusible

/dɪˈfjuːzəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Able to be diffused or spread out; capable of scattering or dispersing through a medium.

Etymology

From diffuse + -ible (Latin suffix meaning 'capable of being'). This suffix comes from Latin -ibilis and became productively used in English scientific terminology by the 17th century.

Kelly Says

When scientists say something is 'diffusible,' they're predicting that molecules will naturally spread out—it's a quality that emerges from how tiny particles behave at the atomic level.

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