diluent
/ˈdɪljʊənt
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noun
A substance used to dilute something.Quantitative information concerning the concentrations of the pigments and diluents comprising the inks was not provided....
- 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.
- It may contain any of the diluents, with the exception of starch, permitted for powdered extracts.
adjective
Acting to cause dilution.An additional three mice served as diluent control animals, with an equal volume of methanol added to the reservoir at the same time point....
- 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.
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.