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English
Etymology
Latin diluens, from diluere. See dilute.
Pronunciation
Noun
diluent (plural diluents)
- That which dilutes.
- (analytical chemistry) A solvent or other liquid preparation used to dilute a sample prior to testing.
- (medicine) An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood; a weak drink.
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: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.
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Translations
A solvent or other liquid preparation used to dilute a sample prior to testing
An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood
Adjective
diluent (comparative more diluent, superlative most diluent)
- Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, especially of water.
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 Tonson , →OCLC:there is no real Diluent but Water, every Fluid is diluent as it contains Water in it
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Verb
diluent
- third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of diluer
Latin
Verb
dīluent
- third-person plural future active indicative of dīluō