Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having one tenth of a normal or usual strength.
  • In physical chemistry, said of a solution in which one liter contains one tenth of the gram-molecule or gram-equivalent of the dissolved substance. See concentration and normal *solution.

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  • adjective chemistry Having a concentration one tenth that of a normal solution

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From deci- +‎ normal

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