Dictionary

dilution en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /daɪˈljuːʃən/ (UK)
• /daɪˈluʃən/ (US)
• /dɪˈluʃən/ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English dilute Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English dilution From dilute + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The process of making something dilute.
2. (countable, uncountable) A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.
3. (countable, uncountable) The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during wartime.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of share dilution.
   alt of share dilution
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of trademark dilution.
   alt of trademark dilution

Forms

Antonyms

concentration

Deriveds

dilutional · biodilution · subdilution · isotope dilution · hemodilution · predilution · thermodilution · nondilution · macrodilution · overdilution · dilutionary · postdilution · microdilution · dilutionist · isotopic dilution · coat color dilution lethal · undilution · underdilution · antidilution

Translations (25)

da udtynding (process of making something dilute) · da fortynding (process of making something dilute) · gd lagachadh (process of making something dilute) · da udvanding (process of making something dilute) · nn fortynning (process of making something dilute) · ca dilució (process of making something dilute) · nb fortynning (process of making something dilute) · es dilución (process of making something dilute) · it stemperamento (process of making something dilute) · fi laimentaminen (process of making something dilute) · ms pencairan (process of making something dilute) · it diluizione (process of making something dilute) · cs ředění (process of making something dilute) · bg разреждане (process of making something dilute) · pt diluição (process of making something dilute) · pl rozcieńczanie (process of making something dilute) · ru разбавле́ние (process of making something dilute) · fi laimennos (solution with additional solvent to make it weaker) · fa رقیقسازی (process of making something dilute) · fr dilution (process of making something dilute) · de Verdünnung (process of making something dilute) · fi laimennus (process of making something dilute) · fa ترقیق (process of making something dilute) · ar تَخْفِيف (process of making something dilute) · sv utspädning (process of making something dilute)