dissipable

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UK/ˈdɪsɪˌpɪbəl/US/ˈdɪsɪˌpɪbl̩/

adjective

Capable of being dissipated or dispersed.

OriginLatin dissipābilis →
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Meanings

adjectivedissipable (comparative more dissipable, superlative most dissipable)

comparative more dissipable · superlative most dissipable

  1. obsoleteCapable of being dissipated or dispersed.

    A substance dissipable and apt to be dispersed.

    1603, Philemon Holland, Plutarch's Philosophie, Commonly Called the Morals, published 1041

Origin

  1. Latindissipābilis
  2. Englishdissipable

From Latin dissipābilis, from dissipāre, also written dissupare (“to scatter, disperse, demolish, destroy, squander, dissipate”), from dis- (“apart”) + supare (“to throw”).

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APA

dissipable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissipable

MLA

“dissipable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissipable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dissipable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissipable.

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