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Webster 1913 Edition
Diluent
Dil′u-ent
,Adj.
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.
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.