| dilatant |
The property of some inks and coatings to become less fluid (higher viscosity) when worked (stirred), as a result of separation of the vehicle phase from the suspended materials; this dilatancy phenomenon is not always reversible, once the separation has occurred; also see thixotropic.
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| dilution |
a mitigation strategy that lowers the concentration of airborne contaminants by increasing the fraction of outdoor air in the supply airstream.
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| dilation |
A portion of a comprehensive eye examination during which eye drops are used to temporarily enlarge the pupil so that the eye professional can examine the structures in the back of the eye.
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| dilution |
The process of lowering a constituent's concentration by increasing the volume of the media in which it occurs (eg, adding water to a drink concentrate).
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| dilute |
To reduce a mixture's strength by adding water.
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