"dispersant" meaning in Anglais

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Noms communs en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de disperse et du suffixe -ant."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dispersants",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais à traduire",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lexique en anglais de la chimie",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Tony E. Hart, “Letters of Agreement for the use of Dispersants”, in L. Michael Flaherty editor, Oil dispersants: new ecological approaches, page 152, 1989",
          "text": "Since the effectiveness of dispersants is time-critical, the sooner that concurrence can be obtained and the dispersant applied, the more effective such"
        },
        {
          "ref": "National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Effectiveness of Oil Spill Dispersants, Using oil spill dispersants on the sea, 1989",
          "text": "Effects due to the dispersant solvent and surfactants in the water column may be surmised only from laboratory studies"
        },
        {
          "ref": "Paul Quinlan, “Less Toxic Dispersants Lose Out in BP Oil Spill Cleanup”, New York Times, 13 mai 2010",
          "text": "Scientists warn that the dispersed oil, as well as the dispersants themselves, might cause long-term harm to marine life."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Dispersant."
      ],
      "id": "fr-dispersant-en-noun-9LATpFz2",
      "topics": [
        "chemistry"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "disperser"
    },
    {
      "word": "dispersing agent"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dispersant"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Lemmes en anglais",
    "Noms communs en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de disperse et du suffixe -ant."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dispersants",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais",
        "Exemples en anglais à traduire",
        "Lexique en anglais de la chimie"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Tony E. Hart, “Letters of Agreement for the use of Dispersants”, in L. Michael Flaherty editor, Oil dispersants: new ecological approaches, page 152, 1989",
          "text": "Since the effectiveness of dispersants is time-critical, the sooner that concurrence can be obtained and the dispersant applied, the more effective such"
        },
        {
          "ref": "National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Effectiveness of Oil Spill Dispersants, Using oil spill dispersants on the sea, 1989",
          "text": "Effects due to the dispersant solvent and surfactants in the water column may be surmised only from laboratory studies"
        },
        {
          "ref": "Paul Quinlan, “Less Toxic Dispersants Lose Out in BP Oil Spill Cleanup”, New York Times, 13 mai 2010",
          "text": "Scientists warn that the dispersed oil, as well as the dispersants themselves, might cause long-term harm to marine life."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Dispersant."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "disperser"
    },
    {
      "word": "dispersing agent"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dispersant"
}