Dispersiveness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dispersive \Dis*pers"ive\, a.
     Tending to disperse.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Dispersive power} (Opt.), the relative effect of a material
        in separating the different rays of light by refraction,


        as when the substance is formed into a prism. --
        {Dis*pers"ive*ness}, n.
        [1913 Webster]