dispersant
- noun
- /dɪsˈpɜrsənt/
:
esparcidor
Examples
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The theory that we were operating on was information that had been given to us by someone who worked in the plant that made that dispersant.
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The farmer used a dispersant to evenly spread fertilizer across the field.
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To ensure effective coverage, the team selected a new dispersant for the pesticide application.
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During the cleanup, workers utilized a dispersant to distribute oil-removing agents over the affected area.
Synonyms
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A small tool used to put soft food like butter or cheese on bread
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A tool that spreads seed or fertilizer evenly over a wide area
An animal or machine that spreads seeds and pollen across a wide area
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Etymology
Dispersant comes from the parts dis- 'apart' and sperse 'scatter'. So a dispersant is a machine or tool that scatters or spreads things over an area, like a seed or salt spreader, to cover the ground evenly.