water-dispersed
|wa-ter-dis-persed|
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/ˌwɔtər dɪˈspɜrsd/
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/ˌwɔːtə dɪˈspɜːst/
mixed into water
Etymology
'water-dispersed' is a compound formed from 'water' + past participle 'dispersed'. 'Water' originates from Old English 'wæter' (from Proto-Germanic *watar), meaning 'water, liquid'. 'Disperse' originates from Latin 'dispergere' (past participle 'dispersus'), where 'dis-' meant 'apart' and 'spargere' meant 'to scatter'.
'water' comes through Old English 'wæter' from Proto-Germanic *watar; 'disperse' entered English via Latin 'dispergere' → Medieval/Old French and late Latin forms → Middle English 'disperse'/'dispersen', and the past participle 'dispersed' produced the compound 'water-dispersed' in modern technical usage.
Originally the components meant 'water' and 'to scatter apart'; combined in modern English the compound now describes something that is scattered or suspended in water (or capable of being so).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
already dispersed or suspended in water; existing as a dispersion in water.
The water-dispersed pigment spread evenly across the canvas.
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Adjective 2
capable of being dispersed in water (used attributively in technical contexts; close in sense to 'water-dispersible').
Manufacturers developed a water-dispersed formulation to reduce volatile solvents.
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