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Definition of Dilutant
1. Noun. A diluting agent.
Definition of Dilutant
1. Noun. A diluting agent; a diluent, or thinner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dilutant
Literary usage of Dilutant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gas Turbine by Norman Davey (1914)
"In other words, the steam-and-gas turbine may be regarded as a constant-pressure
gas turbine in which steam is used as a dilutant. The gradation from the ..."
2. Boilers and Furnaces Considered in Their Relations to Steam Engineering by William Miller Barr (1898)
"It acts simply as a dilutant of the gases in the furnace. Its specific gravity, o.
9736, being less than that of air, it performs the useful office of ..."
3. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"It is an inert substanc which и used as food later on by the developing embryo,
and acts as a dilutant of the living matter of the ovum. ..."
4. The Burmese Connection: Illegal Drugs and the Making of the Golden Triangle by Ronald D. Renard (1996)
"A common dilutant in Southeast Asia is sugar. Conversely, adulterants are substances
with pharmacological activity. Some, such as quinine, conceal the lack ..."
5. Irrigation Engineering by Arthur Powell Davis, Herbert Michael Wilson (1919)
"The oxygen is vitally necessary to animal existence, while the free nitrogen,
though harmless, is unnecessary except as a dilutant. ..."
6. Wilson's Photographics: A Series of Lessons, Accompanied by Notes, on All by Edward Livingston Wilson (1881)
"Of course, it is necessary to apply these tints with a brush, and if you use
plain water as a dilutant, you will leave a ..."
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