NOUN | substance | dilution | a diluted solution |
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act | dilution | weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner |
Sounds | dayluw'shahn; dihluw'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A diluted solution. | |
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Broader | solution | A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances |
Spanish | dilución | |
Catalan | dilució | |
Verbs | dilute | lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture |
Meaning | weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner. | |
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Narrower | cutting, thinning | The act of diluting something |
Broader | weakening | The act of reducing the strength of something |
Opposite | concentration | strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material |
Spanish | atenuación, dilución | |
Catalan | atenuació, dilució | |
Verbs | dilute | lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture |
dilute | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance |
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