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dilute
/daɪˈlut/
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What does dilute mean?
verb
- To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
- To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
- To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
More meanings (5)
verb
- To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
adjective
- Having a low concentration.
- Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.
- Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
noun
- An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
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/daɪˈlut/
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Another method widely used, but somewhat less trustworthy, consists in bathing the nipples and applying a dilute solution of alcohol.
Save half the filtrate for Experiment 5, and dilute the other half with two or three times its own volume of water.
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Dissolve in hot water and dilute so as to obtain one pound of soap to every five or seven gallons of water.
Mitscherlich speaks of erosion of the gums and tongue with hemorrhage at the slightest provocation, following the long administration of dilute nitric acid.