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Webster 1913 Edition

Diluent

Dil′u-ent

,
Adj.
[L.
diluens
, p. pr.
diluere
. See
Dilute
.]
Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, esp. of water.
Arbuthnot.

Dil′u-ent

,
Noun.
1.
That which dilutes.
2.
(Med.)
An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood; a weak drink.
There is no real
diluent
but water.
Arbuthnot.

Webster 1828 Edition

Diluent

DILUENT

,
Adj.
[L. See Dilute.]
1.
Making liquid or more fluid; making thin; attenuating.
2.
Weakening the strength of, by mixture with water.

DILUENT

,
Noun.
1.
That which thins or attenuates; that which makes more liquid.
2.
That which weakens the strength of; as water, which, mixed with wine or spirit, reduces the strength of it.

Definition 2024

diluent

diluent

English

Noun

diluent ‎(plural diluents)

  1. That which dilutes.
  2. (analytical chemistry) A solvent or other liquid preparation used to dilute a sample prior to testing.
  3. (medicine) An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood; a weak drink.

Synonyms

Translations

Adjective

diluent ‎(comparative more diluent, superlative most diluent)

  1. Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, especially of water.
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References

  • diluent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

French

Verb

diluent

  1. third-person plural present indicative of diluer
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of diluer

Latin

Verb

dīluent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of dīluō

Etymology

Latin diluens, from diluere. See dilute

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