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dispersive

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dispersive \Dis*pers"ive\, a.
   Tending to disperse.

   {Dispersive power} (Opt.), the relative effect of a material
      in separating the different rays of light by refraction,
      as when the substance is formed into a prism. --
      {Dis*pers"ive*ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

dispersive
     adj 1: spreading by diffusion [syn: {diffusing(a)}, {diffusive}, {disseminative},
             {disseminating}, {scattering}, {spreading}]
     2: tending to disperse [syn: {distributive}]
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