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rediffuse en · VERB

Etymology

From re- + diffuse.

Meanings

1. To diffuse again.
   • Because of the hydrophilicity of this moiety, these metabolites cannot rediffuse back into the cell and are usually eliminated in the case of mammals through the kidneys. 2003, Carmel Mothersill, Brian Austin, In Vitro Methods in Aquatic Ecotoxicology, →ISBN, page 60:
   • To complicate this picture of terrestrial broadcasting which originates broadcasts, and cable systems which rediffuse broadcasts or originate programming, the further distribution of broadcasts and cable signals has been made possible by communications satellites. 1981, Copyright Reporter: Journal of the Copyright Society of Australia:
   • Time-temperature combinations will be sufficient to precipitate chromium-rich carbide at the grain boundaries, but insufficient to rediffuse chromium back into austenite near the carbide. 2004, Gilbert Bellanger, Corrosion Induced by Low-Energy Radionuclides, →ISBN:

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