Diffusion: alternatives and connections

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

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The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the state of being scattered or separated; as, the Jews in their dispersion retained their rites a…

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The act of distributing or dispensing; the act of dividing or apportioning among several or many; apportionment; as, the distribution of an estate am…

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of Spread

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of Spread

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Osmose.

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The act of permeating, passing through, or spreading throughout, the pores or interstices of any substance.

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The act of pervading, passing, or spreading through the whole extent of a thing.

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The act or process of suffusing, or state of being suffused; an overspreading.

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To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops.

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A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.

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A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.

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The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.

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The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the state of being scattered or separated; as, the Jews in their dispersion retained their rites a…

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The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas…

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