| dilute | 1. To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something; to thin and dissolve by mixing. "Mix their watery store. With the chyle's current, and dilute it more." (Blackmore) 2. To diminish the strength, flavor, colour, etc, of, by mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to temper; to attenuate; to weaken. "Lest these colours should be diluted and weakened by the mixture of any adventitious light." (Sir I. Newton) Origin: L. Dilutus, p. P. Of diluere to wash away, dilute; di- = dis- + luere, equiv. To lavare to wash, lave. See Lave, and cf. Deluge. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| dilute alcohol | An alcohol in water mixtures of various concentrations, e.g., 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 45, 25, and 20% v/v of C2H5OH. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dilute phosphoric acid | A solvent containing 10% H3PO4. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diluted hydrochloric acid | A preparation that contains, in each 100 ml, 10 g of HCl; used internally for achlorhydria. (05 Mar 2000) |