Dispersive power

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the relative effect of a material in separating the different rays of light by refraction, as when the substance is formed into a prism.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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where cation concentrations are in [mmol.sub.c] [L.sup.-1] as measured in solution and 0.56 and 0.60 are coefficients relating the dispersive power (inverse of the flocculative power) and flocculative power (Rengasamy and Sumner 1998) of K and Mg, respectively, to Na and Ca, respectively.

An alternative index to the exchangeable sodium percentage for an explanation of dispersion occurring in soils

said Friday it has developed the world's most efficient dispersive power generation system by combining a fuel-cell battery and a micro gas turbine.