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dilution

noun
/daɪˈljuːʃən/UK/daɪˈluʃən/US

Etymology

From dilute + -ion.

  1. derived from dīlūtus
  2. suffixed as dilution — “dilute + -ion”

Definitions

  1. The process of making something dilute.

  2. A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make…

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

  3. The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during…

    The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during wartime.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Ellipsis of share dilution.

    2. Ellipsis of trademark dilution.

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Derived

antidilution, biodilution, coat color dilution lethal, dilutional, dilutionary, dilutionist, hemodilution, isotope dilution, isotopic dilution, macrodilution, microdilution, nondilution, overdilution, postdilution, predilution, subdilution, thermodilution, underdilution, undilution

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA