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diluter|dɪ-, daɪˈl(j)uːtə(r)|
Also 8 -or.
[f. dilute v. + -er1.]
A person or thing that dilutes; a diluent.
1718Quincy Compl. Disp. 233 As a Diluter, it is to be prefer'd. 1737Bracken Farriery Impr. (1756) I. 39 A Diluter and Cooler of the Blood. 1746R. James Introd. Mouffet's Health's Improv. 22 These Diluters are either Water itself, or Decoctions of animal or vegetable Substances made with Water. 1863Jrnl. R. Agric. Soc. XXIV. ii. 633 Chaff is so valuable a diluter of corn. |