Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Serving to dilute.
- noun An inert substance used to dilute.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Diluting; serving for dilution.
- noun That which dilutes, or makes more fluid; a fluid that weakens the strength or consistence of another fluid upon mixture.
- noun In medicine, a substance which increases the percentage of water in the blood. Diluents consist of water and watery liquors.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That which dilutes.
- noun (Med.) An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood; a weak drink.
- adjective Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, esp. of water.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun That which
dilutes . - noun analytical chemistry A
solvent or otherliquid preparation used todilute a sample prior totesting . - noun medicine An agent used for effecting
dilution of theblood ; a weak drink. - adjective
Diluting ; makingthinner orweaker byadmixture , especially ofwater .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a diluting agent
Etymologies
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Examples
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This error, instead of diminishing, has increased: most valetudinarians are now of opinion that a thick blood is the sole cause of their complaints; with this impression they adopt what they call the diluent beverage of India teas.
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So we need another gas, something to dilute the oxygen with and that, fittingly enough, is called the diluent gas supply.
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So we need another gas, something to dilute the oxygen with and that, fittingly enough, is called the diluent gas supply.
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So we need another gas, something to dilute the oxygen with and that, fittingly enough, is called the diluent gas supply.
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Ratio describes the amount of the substance compared to the amount of the diluent (water, oil, alcohol, etc):
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The fragrance is clearly diluted with a diluent, such as DPG.
Separating Fragrance Oils Anne-Marie 2008
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If you use de-aerated, deionized water for the diluent, it is an inert substance.
Book Review: Minhas Brewery - Brewing Up a Damn Good Story 2009
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Xavier Duriez, senior project manager at Roquette, told in-PharmaTechnologist. com that almost all ODT products on the market use mannitol as a diluent, but that in some cases Starlac could be used as a good alternative.
Archive 2007-04-01 Steve Carper 2007
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Xavier Duriez, senior project manager at Roquette, told in-PharmaTechnologist. com that almost all ODT products on the market use mannitol as a diluent, but that in some cases Starlac could be used as a good alternative.
Lactose and Medications Steve Carper 2007
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Unfortunately "one" was nothing but sterile diluent.
chained_bear commented on the word diluent
From Latin, ca. 1721: a diluting agent. Hm. Kinda cool.
October 18, 2007
reesetee commented on the word diluent
Neat. Look at all those vowely things in the middle.
October 18, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word diluent
I know. It's like unguent. Mmmm... oily...
October 18, 2007
kad commented on the word diluent
And kind of like an eluent--a substance used to separate different components of a solution.
October 18, 2007