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concentrated

[kon-suhn-trey-tid]

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adjective

applied with all one's attention, energy, etc.: their concentrated efforts to win the election.

clustered or gathered together closely.

treated to remove or reduce an inessential ingredient, especially liquid: concentrated orange juice.

Origin:
1680–90; concentrate + -ed²

Related forms

non·con·cen·trat·ed, adjective

su·per·con·cen·trat·ed, adjective

un·con·cen·trat·ed, adjective

un·con·cen·trat·ed·ly, adverb

well-con·cen·trat·ed, adjective

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One solution is to sell liquids in a concentrated form that must be diluted at home.

But now the practice of scrutinizing page after page in splendid, concentrated isolation has begun to seem almost as quaint as.

It is consolidating, in that the manufacture of chips is becoming concentrated among fewer companies.

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One solution is to sell liquids in a concentrated form that must be diluted at home.

But now the practice of scrutinizing page after page in splendid, concentrated isolation has begun to seem almost as quaint as.

It is consolidating, in that the manufacture of chips is becoming concentrated among fewer companies.

Concentrated energy use leads to greater air pollution with significant impact on human health.

Then they inject the concentrated platelets at the site of the patient's injury.

In microsites, thousands of small fossils are concentrated in one place.

Such concentrated packets not only make good eating but also make a fine ingredient in savory dishes.

Snapture has until now concentrated on enhancing iPhone photos with software.

Having a concentrated stock position when you are working for a company is sometimes unavoidable.

The little precipitation there is on the central plateau tends to be concentrated during the late fall and winter months.

Elsewhere growth has been stronger than average, but highly concentrated.

Experts now believe a concentrated breeding program could resurrect the species.

Nuclear waste is produced in large, concentrated amounts.

The batter has a concentrated and determined expression as he balances the motion of his bat against the coming ball.

The dark matter is concentrated on crater floors, which may point to an internal origin.

Concentrated coffee made when hot water is forced at pressure through fine coffee grounds.

The world's population is becoming increasingly concentrated.

Banking markets across the world have become increasingly concentrated over the past few decades.

Coal and steel industries are concentrated in the northeast near major coalfields.

Ganymede's dense rock and metal appear to be much more concentrated in a large core.

With all that talent concentrated in one room, who knows what earthshaking ideas may have rippled forth.

Having a concentrated stock position when you're working for a company is sometimes unavoidable.

You'll start to see that these folks are concentrated in a few programs--check these out.

Increasingly, economists have concentrated on this question.

The brown-backed, speckle-breasted, eight-inch wood thrush only looks drab-all of his beauty is concentrated in his voice.

Stars and galaxies formed in areas where gas was concentrated.

The tracks are concentrated where the white sandstone meets the overlaying soft mudstone strata.

Dense and concentrated yet not overbearing, with flavors of dark fruits and chocolates.

One solution to the problem, the scientists said, would be to develop pills with concentrated doses of the compound.

Most of the population is concentrated in three mountain chains, and much of the flatter area is clothed in jungle.

As rill erosion begins, erosion rates increase dramatically due to the resulting concentrated higher velocity flows.

The winds in severe storms, in contrast, are a result of much larger and more concentrated areas of horizontal pressure change.

The professors simply concentrated on filling our heads with science.

Immigrants and low-skilled foreign workers in general are highly concentrated in a few states.

But studying this near miss has concentrated the minds of researchers wonderfully.

It could be a case of where those individuals tested ate one thing while their peers concentrated on something else.

Concentrated energy sources paid for the construction of rail, highway, and electrical lines.

Long-term exposure to concentrated smog significantly raises the risk of dying from lung disease, a new study shows.

In recent years this has concentrated on efforts to develop some sort of military muscle.

He concentrated on this elaborate mantra for several minutes.

Penny concentrated on fossils of pterodactyls and birds.

The negotiations by radio concentrated on the insurgents' demands for medicine and clothing, the informants said.

If nothing else, this miserable performance has concentrated minds wonderfully.

Some of the concentrated showers that ride these trades mature into thunderstorms.

Their rare-earth moniker comes from the fact they rarely show up in concentrated form in a specific mineral or vein.

And it is heavily concentrated in buy-to-let mortgages.

The mucus inside the male elephant's trunk helps deliver a concentrated whiff of the seductive scent.

The only real difference is that the sludge from septic tanks is more concentrated than that in sewers.

As a result, technology use in developing countries is highly concentrated.

Pluto's rocks must be concentrated in a rocky core, with water and ice layered on the surface.

Rich countries dominate the market by volume, but growth was concentrated in emerging markets.

According to this idea, the water is concentrated in the moon's interior.

Marijuana and its concentrated form, hashish, make you drowsy.

They responded even more strongly to more concentrated synthetic auklet odor.

Tourism development is largely concentrated in only a few places and is limited in its visual impact.

Parking is concentrated alongside curbs, in lots behind shops, and in garages off rear alleys.

Clarkson, in contrast, concentrated on telling the story behind the event results.

It was widely reported because it was a great story but there was never a concentrated or.

They concentrated on ways to make the kitchen seem bigger, from opening up the walls to.

The existence of tornadoes proves that low intensity solar radiation can produce concentrated mechanical energy.

Wal-Mart sells only concentrated liquid laundry detergent, to cut the packaging and water used.

China's ethnic minority groups are concentrated in inland border regions, far from economically prosperous areas to the east.

But these latest efforts seem to be concentrated on smaller, lower-flying drones that can closely track the action on the ground.

And it hasn't been concentrated in the typical way.

They also tend to be concentrated in future-oriented sectors such as consumer products and technology.

The goodness of wheat may be concentrated in bran, but the goodness of fruit seems evenly blended.

Today, much discussion about the future is concentrated among futurists themselves, who are active in launching organizations.

Then for the first few years of graduate school you concentrated on your academic work and thought no more of careers.

It concentrated on providing corporate advice to the rich and powerful:.

Produced by ocean plankton, the toxin can become concentrated in squid prey.

These dark patches of concentrated magnetic activity are dynamic, variegated features that solar physicists have.

Soldiers caught on an open field are especially vulnerable to concentrated attack, whether by arrows or artillery.

It takes come concentrated thinking to come up with alternatives.

Ownership of robots used in production will be highly concentrated.

Over the years, drought has concentrated three quarters of its once-nomadic people in cities.

The students concentrated on the rear wheel, for reasons of both time and money.

Dress designers once concentrated on designing dresses.

Given how much talent is concentrated in academe, being really good is not good enough.

Fruit- and vegetable-growing is therefore concentrated in the north, even though the south is naturally better suited to it.

Farming and settlement are largely concentrated in the narrow plains or valleys in the west or.

If you want to get the best of the best, dry aged steaks are extra tender and boast a more concentrated flavor.

Chavez, on the other hand, has had a concentrated propaganda campaign directed against him from day one.

But a few nights of indoor camping seems to have concentrated minds.

Meanwhile blood, concentrated from dehydration and thickened by increased numbers of red blood cells, clots more easily.

If concentrated into this dry form, this amount would be enough to fill tens upon tens upon tens of thousands of teaspoons.

He has concentrated in security for the past six years, initially with a focus on systems and network security.

At the time, no fire service in the country concentrated on preventing fires in the home.

First, the rats congregated at limited water sources, forming a concentrated reservoir of the virus.

Current regulatory structures are inadequate for large, concentrated industrial farming operations.

Regulators worry that derivatives that insure against a default may have dangerously concentrated the risks.

Turns out tomato ketchup is second only to tomato paste as a concentrated source of tomatoes.

Rectennas can be made larger so the beam is less concentrated if absolutely necessary, but it isn't necessary.

Haring's extensive practice concentrated on general litigation with trial and appellate experience.

Moreover, the concentrated application seems to be longer-lasting.

Large bodies of troops are being concentrated around.

It endorses a presidential and parliamentary system in which power is not concentrated in the hands of one person.

Merchants have occupied the area since the mid-1800s and dry-goods sellers of all kinds are concentrated in the vicinity.

We have undertaken recently a chemical research with a view of preparing polonium in a concentrated state.

Most of the injured athletes have concentrated on a single sport and have played it year-round since childhood.

The firm has positioned itself at the quality end of the market, where ethically-minded consumers are concentrated.

People are concentrated in a small space rather than being spread out over a large territory.

Then the concentrated seawater is pumped out into the ocean again.

Large light-gathering lenses were not yet available, so he concentrated on making.

Pharma products are almost always concentrated substances developed from natural sources and then synthesized on a large scale.

But deposits large and concentrated enough to be worth mining are indeed rare.

The world needs a similar concentrated global war on poverty and environmental degradation, concludes the report.

Concentrated solar power focuses the sun's heat to run generators that produce electricity.

The team set a trap baited with fresh penguin meat in an area where trained dogs had detected concentrated rodent scent.

So far, efforts have concentrated on preventing new debris.

Industry and agriculture are concentrated alongside flowing waters, and sooner or later.

Improvements to the desalination option might include the use of concentrated solar power in place of fossil fuels.

There was plenty of shouting and roughhousing, but there were also times of total silence and concentrated study.

But packed within its borders is a highly concentrated mixture of things wild and domesticated.

Like nearly every form of concentrated animal agriculture, salmon aquaculture creates an excess of waste.

Like local festivals, local politics give you a concentrated shot of the essence of a place.

Bar soap's more concentrated formula means that less energy is required to transport an equivalent amount of active product.

The center will also test the use of concentrated solar power, which uses mirrors to focus sunlight on water pipes and boilers.

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verb (used with object)

to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one point; focus: to concentrate one's attention on a problem; to concentrate the rays of the sun with a lens.

to put or bring into a single place, group, etc.: The nation's wealth had been concentrated in a few families.

to intensify; make denser, stronger, or purer, especially by the removal or reduction of liquid: to concentrate fruit juice; to concentrate a sauce by boiling it down.

Mining. to separate (metal or ore) from rock, sand, etc., so as to improve the quality of the valuable portion.

verb (used without object)

to bring all efforts, faculties, activities, etc., to bear on one thing or activity (often followed by on or upon): to concentrate on solving a problem.

to come to or toward a common center; converge; collect: The population concentrated in one part of the city.

to become more intense, stronger, or purer.

noun

a concentrated form of something; a product of concentration: a juice concentrate.

Origin:
1630–40; concentr(ic) + -ate²; compare French concentrer, Italian concentrare

Related forms

con·cen·tra·tive

[kon-suhn-trey-tiv, kuhn-sen-truh-] , adjective

con·cen·tra·tive·ness, noun

con·cen·tra·tor, noun

non·con·cen·tra·tive, adjective

non·con·cen·tra·tive·ness, noun

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o·ver·con·cen·trate, verb, -trat·ed, -trat·ing.

pre·con·cen·trate, noun, verb, -trat·ed, -trat·ing.

re·con·cen·trate, verb, -trat·ed, -trat·ing.

un·con·cen·tra·tive, adjective

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Synonyms
1. See contract.

Antonyms
1. dissipate, disperse. 5. diverge.

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Word Origin & History

concentrate

1640, from concenter (1591), from It. concentrare, from L. com- "together" + centrum "center" (see center). Originally "to bring or come to a common center;" sense of "mental focus" is mid-19c.

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