Definition of diffuse

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Diffuse (v. i.) To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself..

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Diffusive :: Diffusive (a.) Having the quality of diffusing; capable of spreading every way by flowing; spreading widely; widely reaching; copious; diffuse.
Colloid :: Colloid (n.) A substance (as albumin, gum, gelatin, etc.) which is of a gelatinous rather than a crystalline nature, and which diffuses itself through animal membranes or vegetable parchment more slowly than crystalloids do; -- opposed to crystalloid..
Infectious :: Infectious (a.) Capable of being easily diffused or spread; sympathetic; readily communicated; as, infectious mirth..
Spread :: Spread (v. t.) To diffuse, as emanations or effluvia; to emit; as, odoriferous plants spread their fragrance..
Spend :: Spend (v. i.) To be diffused; to spread.
Fame :: Fame (n.) Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington..
Starch :: Starch (n.) A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc..
Compact :: Compact (p. p. & a) Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse..
Solution :: Solution (n.) The act or process by which a body (whether solid, liquid, or gaseous) is absorbed into a liquid, and, remaining or becoming fluid, is diffused throughout the solvent; also, the product reulting from such absorption..
Diffusion :: Diffusion (n.) The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion..
Diffusate :: Diffusate (n.) Material which, in the process of catalysis, has diffused or passed through the separating membrane..
Osmose :: Osmose (n.) The tendency in fluids to mix, or become equably diffused, when in contact. It was first observed between fluids of differing densities, and as taking place through a membrane or an intervening porous structure. The more rapid flow from the thinner to the thicker fluid was then called endosmose, and the opposite, slower current, exosmose. Both are, however, results of the same force. Osmose may be regarded as a form of molecular attraction, allied to that of adhesion..
Stenostome :: Stenosis (n.) A narrowing of the opening or hollow of any passage, tube, or orifice; as, stenosis of the pylorus. It differs from stricture in being applied especially to diffused rather than localized contractions, and in always indicating an origin organic and not spasmodic..
Broadcast :: Broadcast (a.) Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused..
Vapor :: Vapor (n.) In a loose and popular sense, any visible diffused substance floating in the atmosphere and impairing its transparency, as smoke, fog, etc..
Noctiluca :: Noctiluca (n.) A genus of marine flagellate Infusoria, remarkable for their unusually large size and complex structure, as well as for their phosphorescence. The brilliant diffuse phosphorescence of the sea is often due to myriads of Noctilucae..
Overlanguaged :: Overlanguaged (a.) Employing too many words; diffuse.
Abroach :: Abroach (adv.) Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir.
Broad :: Broad (superl.) Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full..
Diffuse :: Diffuse (v. i.) To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself..
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