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Definition of Dissipating
1. dissipate [v] - See also: dissipate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dissipating
Literary usage of Dissipating
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mechanical Engineering and Machine Shop Practice by Stanley Holmes Moore (1908)
"The action of cutting or heat-dissipating lubricants is generally twofold ...
Heat-dissipating Mixtures. Lard or sperm oil is the best lubricant for cutting ..."
2. A Collection of the Political Writings of William Leggett by William Leggett, Theodore Sedgwick (1840)
"ble only for the pleasure of dissipating it by a breath, we shall not feel bound
to pursue the subject in a controver. sial form. ..."
3. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1812)
"of cast, and dissipating in air the ancient prejudices of the Hindus, had overspread
the great eastern peninsula, the possession of that country ..."
4. On the Improvement of Society by the Diffusion of Knowledge: Or, An by Thomas Dick (1833)
"... a General Diffusion of Knowledge would have in dissipating those SUPERSTITIOUS
NOTIONS ' and Vain Fears which have so long enslaved the Minds of Men. ..."
5. Technical Reports by Miami Conservancy District (Ohio), Miami Conservancy District (Ohio (1917)
"THE HYDRAULIC JUMP AS A MEANS OF dissipating ENERGY SECTION XII.—INTRODUCTORY
The use of retarding basins in the plans of the Miami Conservancy District ..."
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