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Is diffusion a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word diffusion is a Scrabble US word. The word diffusion is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Is diffusion a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word diffusion is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

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Is diffusion a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word diffusion is a Words With Friends word. The word diffusion is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

DIFFUSION,

6-letter words (5 found)

FONDUS,FOUNDS,FUNDIS,FUSION,IODINS,

5-letter words (29 found)

DIFFS,DINOS,DOFFS,DUFFS,FIDOS,FIFIS,FINDS,FINIS,FINOS,FOIDS,FOINS,FONDS,FONDU,FOUDS,FOUND,FUNDI,FUNDS,INFOS,IODIN,NIDUS,NIFFS,NODUS,NUFFS,SNIFF,SNUFF,SOUND,UDONS,UNDOS,UNSOD,

4-letter words (48 found)

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3-letter words (47 found)

DIF,DIN,DIS,DOF,DON,DOS,DSO,DUI,DUN,DUO,FID,FIN,FON,FOU,FUD,FUN,IDS,IFF,IFS,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,NID,NIS,NOD,NOS,NUS,ODS,OFF,OIS,ONS,OUD,OUS,SIF,SIN,SOD,SON,SOU,SUD,SUI,SUN,UDO,UDS,UFO,UNI,UNS,

2-letter words (20 found)

DI,DO,FU,ID,IF,IN,IO,IS,NO,NU,OD,OF,OI,ON,OS,OU,SI,SO,UN,US,

You can make 150 words from diffusion according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of diffusion

diffusion

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diffūsiō, from diffundō; can be decomposed as diffuse +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈfjuːʒən/
  • Rhymes: -uːʒən

Noun

diffusion (countable and uncountable, plural diffusions)

  1. The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
  2. (physics) The scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium.
  3. (physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.
  4. The spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities.
  5. (marketing) The gradual spread and adoption of goods or services.
  6. (physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
  7. The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • diffuseness
  • diffusity

Translations

See also

  • diffuser

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diffusiōnem. By surface analysis, diffuser +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.fy.zjɔ̃/

Noun

diffusion f (plural diffusions)

  1. broadcasting, showing
  2. dissemination, diffusion (of culture, knowledge, etc.)
  3. circulation (of a news medium)
  4. (physics) diffusion

Derived terms

  • liste de diffusion

Related terms

  • diffus
  • diffuser

Descendants

  • → Romanian: difuziune
  • → Turkish: difüzyon

See also

  • émission

Further reading

  • “diffusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org