DILUENTS

Noun

diluents

plural of diluent

Anagrams

• insulted, unlisted, unsilted

Source: Wiktionary


DILUENT

Dil"u*ent, a. Etym: [L. diluens, p. pr. diluere. See Dilute.]

Definition: Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, esp. of water. Arbuthnot.

Dil"u*ent, n.

1. That which dilutes.

2. (Med.)

Definition: An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood; a weak drink. There is no real diluent but water. Arbuthnot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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