Definition of diluent in English:
diluent
noun ˈdɪljʊəntˈdɪljəwənt
technical A substance used to dilute something.
Example sentencesExamples
- The trick is to control the density of these groups by adding a hydrocarbon diluent to the monomer mix.
- The vaccine diluent is 50 percent glycerin with a small amount of phenol.
- There's no problem about getting a silver content done, but he might get curious about why I need all the extra info on diluents and trace metals.
- Quantitative information concerning the concentrations of the pigments and diluents comprising the inks was not provided.
- It may contain any of the diluents, with the exception of starch, permitted for powdered extracts.
adjective ˈdɪljʊəntˈdɪljəwənt
technical Acting to cause dilution.
Example sentencesExamples
- An additional three mice served as diluent control animals, with an equal volume of methanol added to the reservoir at the same time point.
- Lidocaine is sometimes used along with other injectable medications as the diluent solution to provide local anesthesia.
- Salts and PDB above diluent threshold concentrations inhibit the effect of antimicrobial peptides on the germination of conidia, therefore all these quantitative assays were performed in a 50-fold diluted modified PDB.
- In the majority of studies comparing the effects of seminal plasma and diluent composition on post-storage motility of stallion spermatozoa, no fertility trials were conducted.
- Finally, we note that we have not considered possible thermodynamic factors related to the presence of the diluent glycerol influencing protein stabilization.
Origin
Early 18th century (denoting a medicine used to increase the proportion of water in the blood): from Latin diluent- 'dissolving', from the verb diluere.
Definition of diluent in US English:
diluent
nounˈdilyəwəntˈdɪljəwənt
technical A substance used to dilute something.
Example sentencesExamples
- There's no problem about getting a silver content done, but he might get curious about why I need all the extra info on diluents and trace metals.
- The vaccine diluent is 50 percent glycerin with a small amount of phenol.
- The trick is to control the density of these groups by adding a hydrocarbon diluent to the monomer mix.
- It may contain any of the diluents, with the exception of starch, permitted for powdered extracts.
- Quantitative information concerning the concentrations of the pigments and diluents comprising the inks was not provided.
adjectiveˈdilyəwəntˈdɪljəwənt
technical Acting to cause dilution.
Example sentencesExamples
- Finally, we note that we have not considered possible thermodynamic factors related to the presence of the diluent glycerol influencing protein stabilization.
- Salts and PDB above diluent threshold concentrations inhibit the effect of antimicrobial peptides on the germination of conidia, therefore all these quantitative assays were performed in a 50-fold diluted modified PDB.
- In the majority of studies comparing the effects of seminal plasma and diluent composition on post-storage motility of stallion spermatozoa, no fertility trials were conducted.
- Lidocaine is sometimes used along with other injectable medications as the diluent solution to provide local anesthesia.
- An additional three mice served as diluent control animals, with an equal volume of methanol added to the reservoir at the same time point.
Origin
Early 18th century (denoting a medicine used to increase the proportion of water in the blood): from Latin diluent- ‘dissolving’, from the verb diluere.