dispersant
noun
dis·per·sant
di-ˈspər-sənt 
: a dispersing agent
especially
: a substance for promoting the formation and stabilization of a dispersion of one substance in another
dispersant
adjective
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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which began in April 2010, resulted in the release of more than 100 million gallons of petroleum and more than one million gallons of oil dispersant into the Gulf of Mexico, polluting important Kemp’s ridley habitat.
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Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
The dispersant acts like an oil delivery system, breaking down the crude so the toxic substances can seep through skin.
—Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2015
Corexit dispersants used as a band-aid solution by BP to sink and scatter the oil killed marine life, producing mutations in their offspring.
—Hazlitt, 15 Sep. 2022
By now, more than 650,000 gallons of chemical dispersant have gone into the Gulf of Mexico to try to break up the oil.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2010
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Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
The dispersant acts like an oil delivery system, breaking down the crude so the toxic substances can seep through skin.
—Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2015
Corexit dispersants used as a band-aid solution by BP to sink and scatter the oil killed marine life, producing mutations in their offspring.
—Hazlitt, 15 Sep. 2022
By now, more than 650,000 gallons of chemical dispersant have gone into the Gulf of Mexico to try to break up the oil.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2010
See All Example Sentences for dispersant
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“Dispersant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispersant. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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