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The term diffusion comes from a Latin term meaning "to spread apart." How is the term diffusion related to its Latin word of origin?

The term diffusion comes from a Latin term meaning "to spread apart." How is the term diffusion related to its Latin word of origin?
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The term diffusion comes from a Latin term meaning "to spread apart." How is the term diffusion related to its Latin word of origin?

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the term is a direct derivative. and the molecules of a certain smell or odor "spread apart" to mix with other molecules
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