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  • noun Alternative form of dissipator.

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Examples

  • The more complex the living system, the more effective dissipater it is.

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  • Mr. Bindloose had not the same motive for forbearance; he declaimed against Mowbray as a thoughtless dissipater of his own fortune, and that of others.

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  • Therefore, ‘challenge’ is an energy stimulator whereas ‘stress’ is an energy dissipater.

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  • Therefore, ‘challenge’ is an energy stimulator whereas ‘stress’ is an energy dissipater.

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  • Failing to get enough sleep because of not getting to bed on time, the dissipater rises late and prepares quickly for his first appointment, slighting breakfast.

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  • Prince, a destroyer of countries and dissipater of all human civilization, such as are oriental Princes: But if he has ordinary human feelings in him, most of the times he will love equally the

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  • Mr. Bindloose had not the same motive for forbearance; he declaimed against Mowbray as a thoughtless dissipater of his own fortune, and that of others.

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  • Water or Oil cooling don't require you to change the motherboard or anything else except the CPU heat dissipater.

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  • DrMOS provides ultra-high power efficiency & SuperPipe heat dissipater

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  • Having identified LHSCR as the key dissipater of light energy and understanding how it does the job should not only be a boon for biofuels research, but should also help in the effort to design artificial photosynthesis systems that would be sustainable and secure sources of energy.

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