diffusible

[ dih-fyoo-zuh-buh l ]
/ dɪˈfyu zə bəl /

adjective

capable of being diffused.

Origin of diffusible

First recorded in 1775–85; diffuse + -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM diffusible

Words nearby diffusible

diffuse nebula, diffuse waxy spleen, diffuse-porous, diffused junction, diffuser, diffusible, diffusible stimulant, diffusing capacity, diffusion, diffusion anoxia, diffusion coefficient

Example sentences from the Web for diffusibility

  • Nitrate of soda also seems to increase the diffusibility of potash salts.

    Manures and the principles of manuring |Charles Morton Aikman

  • Graham studied the diffusibility of substances in solution through the parchment membrane of a simple dialyzer.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

  • Here also the diffusibility of the salt was too powerful for the force brought against it.

    Faraday As A Discoverer |John Tyndall

  • It is not to be understood by this, however, that diffusibility is of no consequence in determining the rate of absorption.

    On Digestive Proteolysis |R. H. Chittenden