This is the 9417th most frequent French word.
dissipant
"Dissipant" in English means "wasteful" or "distracted."
In this sentence, 'dissipants' refers to teenagers behaving in a way that disrupts the classroom environment.
Les adolescents sont souvent dissipants en classe.
Teenagers are often distracting in class.
Here, 'dissipant' is used to describe the effect of the medication in lessening or dispersing pain.
Ce médicament a un effet dissipant sur la douleur.
This medication has a dispersing effect on pain.
In this usage, 'dissipante' refers to the property of the device to expel heat, thereby preventing overheating.