Hypertext Webster Gateway: "diluent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Diluent \Dil"u*ent\, a. [L. diluens, p. pr. diluere. See
{Dilute}.]
Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, esp. of
water. --Arbuthnot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Diluent \Dil"u*ent\, n.
1. That which dilutes.
2. (Med.) An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood;
a weak drink.
There is no real diluent but water. --Arbuthnot.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
diluent
n : a diluting agent [syn: {dilutant}, {thinner}]
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