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dilute
[di-lo̳t´]to make a mixture or solution less concentrated by adding a fluid.
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di·lute (dil.),
(dī-lūt'),1. To reduce a solution or mixture in concentration, strength, quality, or purity.
2. Diluted; denoting a solution or mixture so effected.
[L. di-luo, to wash away, dilute]
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dilute
verb To weaken the potency of a factor or chemical in a solution by adding more solute, vehicle or diluent.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
dilute
verb To weaken the potency of a thing by adding more vehicle or diluent. See Single molecular dilution.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
di·lute
(di-lūt')1. To reduce the concentration, strength, quality, or purity of a solution or mixture.
2. Diluted; denoting a solution or mixture so altered.
[L. di-luo, to wash away, dilute]
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dilute
to make a substance less concentrated by the addition of water or other solvent.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
Dilute
A solution that has comparatively more fluid in it, relative to the quantity of solute.
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di·lute
(dil.) (di-lūt')1. To reduce a solution or mixture in concentration, strength, quality, or purity.
2. Diluted; denoting a solution or mixture so effected.
[L. di-luo, to wash away, dilute]
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