Difference between revisions of "diffusion"

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|etymology=Latin <i>diffusus</i>, spread out
 
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Latest revision as of 23:40, 13 September 2013

diffusion (noun; Latin diffusus, spread out): The spreading of a dissolved substance through solvent by virtue of the random movements of its molecules or ions.