diffusion

diffusion is a 9-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion.
2. noun. The act of passing by osmosis through animal membranes, as in the distribution of poisons, gases, etc., through the body. Unlike absorption, diffusion may go on after death, that is, after the blood ceases to circulate.
3. noun. the act of dispersing or diffusing something

   "the dispersion of the troops"

   "the diffusion of knowledge"

   Synonyms: dispersal, dispersion, dissemination

4. noun. the property of being diffused or dispersed

   Synonyms: dissemination

5. noun. the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
6. noun. (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration

Synonyms

dispersal, dispersion, dissemination

Common word forms

diffusions, diffusional

Words from these letters

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