| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|---|
| pollinated by wind-dispersed pollen | anemophilous |
| widely dispersed, become | broadcast , diffuse , scattershot |
| distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed by a prism | color spectrum , visible spectrum |
| optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum | diffraction grating , grating |
| property of being diffused or dispersed | diffusion , dissemination |
| separate or disperse | disband |
| (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed | dispersing medium , dispersing phase, dispersion medium |
| fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target | distributed fire |
| milk with the fat particles broken up and dispersed uniformly so the cream will not rise | homogenized milk |
| notation for forming mathematical expressions using parentheses and governed by rules of operator precedence; operators are dispersed among the operands | infix notation |
| clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed | karyolymph |
| state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility | liquid , liquidity , liquidness , liquid state |
| strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos | Minuteman |
| small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) | particulate , particulate matter |
| former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them | Riot Act |
| firearm designed to disperse rioters rather than to inflict serious injury or death | riot gun |
| small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly | scattering , sprinkling |
| liquid, solid particles dispersed in | suspension |
| hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters) | watercannon , water cannon |
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