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DILUTION
dilution
(noun) weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner
dilution
(noun) a diluted solution
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
dilution (countable and uncountable, plural dilutions)
The process of making something dilute.
A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.
The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during wartime.
(finance) Short for share dilution.
Antonyms
• concentration
Anagrams
• toluidin
Source: Wiktionary
Di*lu"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dilution.]
Definition: The act of diluting, or the state of being diluted. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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