A device or agent that causes dissipation; something that scatters or disperses energy or matter.
From dissipate + -or (agent noun suffix). Primarily a technical term used in engineering and physics.
Heat dissipators in computers are crucial—without them, your CPU would literally cook itself! The word describes any device that deliberately spreads out unwanted energy.
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