dissipable
English
Etymology
From Latin dissipābilis, from dissipāre, also written dissupare (“to scatter, disperse, demolish, destroy, squander, dissipate”), from dis- (“apart”) + supare (“to throw”)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɪsɪˌpɪbəl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɪsɪˌpɪbl̩/
- Rhymes: -ɪbəl
Adjective
dissipable (comparative more dissipable, superlative most dissipable)
- (obsolete) Capable of being dissipated or dispersed.
- 1603 Philemon Holland, Plutarch's Philosophie, Commonly Called the Morals 1041:
- A substance dissipable and apt to be dispersed.
- 1603 Philemon Holland, Plutarch's Philosophie, Commonly Called the Morals 1041:
References
- “dissipable” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.