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divellent, a.|ˈdɪ-, daɪˈvɛlənt|
[ad. L. dīvellent-em, pr. pple. of dīvellĕre to divell.]
Drawing asunder; decomposing, separative.
1782Kirwan in Phil. Trans. LXXIII. 40 In all decompositions we must consider, first, the powers which resist any decomposition..and, secondly, the powers which tend to effect a decomposition and a new union. The first I shall call quiescent affinities, and the second sort divellent. 1805Chenevix in Phil. Trans. XCV. 108 The application of two divellent forces. 1850Daubeny Atom. Th. x. (ed. 2) 351 Unstable equilibrium..with the divellent and quiescent attractions so nearly balanced, that nothing but the inertia of the atoms tends to maintain the existing combination. |