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diluent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɪljuənt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Latin diluens, from diluere. See dilute.

Meanings

1. Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, especially of water.
   • there is no real Diluent but Water, every Fluid is diluent as it contains Water in it 1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments, and the Choice of Them, According to the Different Constitutions of Human Bodies. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson […], →OCLC:

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Relateds

dilutory

diluent en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɪljuənt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Latin diluens, from diluere. See dilute.

Meanings

1. That which dilutes.
2. (qualifier:analytical chemistry) A solvent or other liquid preparation used to dilute a sample prior to testing.
3. An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood; a weak drink.
   • But the case was pressing, and the nearest medical practitioner was sent for. On examining the throat, he expressed his desire that a physician should be called in, and accordingly a gentleman, duly authorized, made his appearance, and prescribed gargles and diluents secundem artem. 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXIV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 230-231:

Forms

Deriveds

cryodiluent

Synonyms

thinner · dilutant · diluter

Translations (12)

cmn 稀釋劑 /稀释剂 (A solvent or other liquid preparation used to dilute a sample prior to testing) · de Lösungsmittel (A solvent or other liquid preparation used to dilute a sample prior to testing) · bg разредител (A solvent or other liquid preparation used to dilute a sample prior to testing) · de Verdünnungsmittel (That which dilutes) · bg разредител (An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood) · de Verdünnung (That which dilutes) · cmn 稀釋液 /稀释液 (A solvent or other liquid preparation used to dilute a sample prior to testing) · bg разредител (That which dilutes) · de Verdünner (That which dilutes) · es diluyente (That which dilutes) · af verdunner (That which dilutes) · nl verdunner (That which dilutes)