unclumping
Dispersing stuck masses
Unclumping is the act of breaking up clumps—masses of material stuck together.
The word appears most often with substances prone to forming lumps: unclumping mascara, unclumping cat litter, unclumping rice with a fork.
It can extend to separating things that have bunched together: unclumping tangled cables.
dispersing
Spreading widely apart
- scatteringDistribution in many directions
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
- diffusingSpreading particles or light
- distributingApportioning among recipients
dispersing
Spreading widely apart
- scatteringDistribution in many directions
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
- diffusingSpreading particles or light
aggregation state
unclumpingclumping
Forming into lumps
clustering · aggregating · bunching · clotting · coagulating
structural cohesion
unclumpingcompacting
Pressing material denser
compressing · consolidating · solidifying · densifying · packing