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adjective

Diluent adj. Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, esp. of water.

noun

Diluent n.

That which dilutes.

(Med.) An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood; a weak drink. "There is no real diluent but water."

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Etymology of 'Diluent'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Diluent" Quotes from Famous Books

... serum, serosity^; lymph; rheum; diluent; agua [Sp.], aqua, pani^. dilution, maceration, lotion; washing &c v.; immersion^, humectation^, infiltration, spargefaction^, affusion^, irrigation, douche, balneation^, bath. deluge &c (water in motion) 348; high water, flood tide. V. be watery &c adj.; reek. ...

— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget

... concentration or dilution, after their value has been established. Accordingly, great care must be taken to thoroughly rinse out all burettes, flasks, etc., with the solutions which they are to contain, in order to remove all traces of water or other liquid which could act as a diluent. It is best to wash out a burette at least three times with small portions of a solution, allowing each to run out through the tip before assuming that the burette is in a condition to be filled and used. It is, of course, possible to dry measuring instruments in a hot closet, ...

— An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis - With Explanatory Notes • Henry P. Talbot