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Definition of Dilution

1. Noun. A diluted solution.

2. Noun. Weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner.

Definition of Dilution

1. n. The act of diluting, or the state of being diluted.

Definition of Dilution

1. Noun. The action of the verb dilute. ¹

2. Noun. The process of making something dilute. ¹

3. Noun. A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dilution

1. the act of diluting [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dilution

1. 1. The act of being diluted. 2. A diluted solution or mixture. 3. In microbiologic techniques, a method for counting the number of viable cells in a suspension; a sample is diluted to the point where an aliquot, when plated, yields a countable number of separate colonies. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dilution

dilutant dilutants dilute dilute alcohol dilute phosphoric acid diluted diluted hydrochloric acid dilutee dilutees diluteness

dilutenesses diluter diluters dilutes diluting dilution (current term) dilution anaemia dilution cloning dilutional dilutional hyponatraemia

dilutions dilutive dilutor dilutors diluvia diluvial diluvian diluviate diluviated diluviates

Literary usage of Dilution

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"Solution in sulphuric acid is blue, becoming violet on dilution. ... Solution in sulphuric acid ia blue, giving a violet precipitate on dilution. ..."

2. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1906)
"Complete decalcification with a dilution of T?Vrr oxalate of ammonium. •July 3rd.—Complete decalcification with a dilution of -^^ oxalate of ammonium. ..."

3. Sewerage and Sewage Treatment by Harold Eaton Babbitt (1922)
"The disposal of sewage by dilution is subject to statutory limitations in many states. The enforcement of these laws is usually in the hands of the state ..."

4. The Determination of Hydrogen Ions: An Elementary Treatise on the Hydrogen by William Mansfield Clark (1920)
"dilution. As indicated in Chapter Ia well buffered solution may often be moderately diluted without seriously altering the pH. When dealing with complex ..."

5. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1906)
"Pig's serum, which with a dilution of i: 20 gave a phagocytic value of 10, was diluted 100 times, infected and incubated for one half hour. ..."

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