dilative
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In like manner, sulphur represents the active and passive principle of fire: the contractive force, or negative electricity—oxygen—produces flame; and the dilative force, or positive electricity—hydrogen—produces warmth.
From Literary Remains, Volume 2 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
There is a pleasant dilative sensation in receiving a message on board a steamer, especially when the messenger has to seek you among the Salon passengers.
From The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani
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