DISPERSING MEDIUM Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase dispersing medium. (close relations)
Definition of DISPERSING MEDIUM
Best Alternative Words for DISPERSING MEDIUM
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| agent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect • a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations • a substance that exerts some force or effect • a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission • any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau • the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | ||||||||
| carrier | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone whose employment involves carrying something • a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something • a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings • an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction • a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages • a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal • a man who delivers the mail • a boy who delivers newspapers • (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others • a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like • (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring | ||||||||
| medium | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information • the surrounding environment • an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication • (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms • a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter • (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed • an intervening substance through which something is achieved • a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position • someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead • (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public • an occupation for which you are especially well suited adjective satellite • around the middle of a scale of evaluation • (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside | ||||||||
| substance | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • the idea that is intended • material of a particular kind or constitution • considerable capital (wealth or income) • content communicating a message; what something is about • the property of holding together and retaining its shape • a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | ||||||||
| vehicle | nounn | |||||||
noun • a conveyance that transports people or objects • a medium for the expression or achievement of something • any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it • any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another | ||||||||
| dispersing phase | nounn | |||||||
noun • (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed | ||||||||
| dispersion medium | nounn | |||||||
noun • (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed | ||||||||
