| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To reduce or attenuate.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb dilute.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Base (dilutely) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective dilute.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (dilute) | 1. Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture.[Wordnet]. 2. Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor".[Wordnet]. 3. To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something; to thin and dissolve by mixing.[Websters]. 4. To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of, by mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to temper; to attenuate; to weaken.[Websters]. 5. To become attenuated, thin, or weak; as, it dilutes easily.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: diluting, diluted, dilutes, dilutor, dilutors, dilutingly and dilutedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Being deepening.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being intersecting. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being extenuating. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being diminishing. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being unbending. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being depressing. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being enervating or debilitating. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being deadening.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "DILUTING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1811. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DILUTING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Making thin or more liquid; weakening.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of dilute. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: dilute
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Dilute Russell viper venom time | Dilute Russell viper venom time is a laboratory test for lupus anticoagulant. (references) | ||
| Dilute To Five Percent Before Skin Application | Dilute To Five Percent Skin Application is a British rock band from Shrewsbury, England that originally formed in early 2003, consisting of saxophonist and vocalist Jack "yes i can play both at the same time" Gibb, guitarist Chris "Spanish" Marlow and drummer Kenny "Tip-Toes" Cliffe, bass player Chris "I sold my soul to Jack for twenty quid" Parry (aka. "Welsh") and roadies Rob Walker and Mark Puckey. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: dilute
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Dilute medium | Mining | Medium of specific gravity below that in the separating bath and usually occurring as a result of spraying the bath products for the removal of adhering medium solids. (references) | |
| Dilute solution | Agriculture | A solution that has been made weaker usually by the addition of water. (references) | |
| Dilute Solution | Physics | Is a qualitative term for a relatively small amount of solute dissolved. (references) | |
| Dilute solutions | Physics | Chemical agents that have been reduced in strength (less than neat) by admixture (dilution). Source: Department of the Army. Chemical Accident or Incident Response and Assistance (CAIRA) Operations. DA PAM 50-6, 1991. See also: RDTE dilute solution. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: dilute | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Dilute magnetic semiconductor | 9 | Dilute | 6 | |
| Dilute Russell's viper venom time | 7 | Dilute magnetic semiconductor | 9 | |
| Live Dilute & Hella Split | 6 | Dilute Russell's viper venom time | 7 | |
| Dilute | 6 | Live Dilute & Hella Split | 6 | |
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