"dispersant" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1989, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Effectiveness of Oil Spill Dispersants, Using oil spill dispersants on the sea, page 122:",
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        "(chemistry) Any substance that is used to prevent settling or clumping of particles suspended in a liquid."
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          "sense": "substance used to stabilize a dispersion",
          "word": "dispergointiaine"
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          "word": "Dispergiermittel"
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