diluent

[dil-yoo-uhnt]

dil·u·ent

[dil-yoo-uhnt]
adjective
1.
serving to dilute; diluting.
noun
2.
a diluting substance.

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Origin:
1715–25; < Latin dīluent- (stem of dīluēns), present participle of dīluere to dilute; see -ent
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diluent (ˈdɪljʊənt)
 
adj
1.  causing dilution or serving to dilute
 
n
2.  a substance used for or causing dilution
 
[C18: from Latin dīluēns dissolving; see dilute]

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diluent dil·u·ent (dĭl'y&oomacr;-ənt)
adj.
Serving to dilute. n.
A substance that dilutes the strength of a solution or mixture.

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