2. (Physiol.)
Defn: The act of passing by osmosis through animal membranes, as in the distribution of poisons, gases, etc., through the body. Unlike absorption, diffusion may go on after death, that is, after the blood ceases to circulate.
Syn. — Extension; spread; propagation; circulation; expansion; dispersion.
DIFFUSIVE
Dif*fu"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. diffusif.]
Defn: Having the quality of diffusing; capable of spreading every way by flowing; spreading widely; widely reaching; copious; diffuse. "A plentiful and diffusive perfume." Hare.
DIFFUSIVELY
Dif*fu"sive*ly, adv.
Defn: In a diffusive manner.
DIFFUSIVENESS
Dif*fu"sive*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being diffusive or diffuse;
extensiveness; expansion; dispersion. Especially of style:
Diffuseness; want of conciseness; prolixity.
The fault that I find with a modern legend, it its diffusiveness.
Addison.
DIFFUSIVITY
Dif`fu*siv"i*ty, n.