dilution
dilute
adjective
UKuk /daɪˈluːt/ us /daɪˈluːt/(US usuallydiluted)
made weaker by diluting: 经过稀释的，低浓度的
dilute hydrochloric acid经过稀释的盐酸

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Becoming and making less strong
abate
abatement
adulterant
adulterate
adulterated
downtoner
dull
ease
emasculation
enervate
enervating
fade
hedge
melt
relieve
tone something down
totter
tottering
turn to jellyidiom
undimmed

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Physical & chemical processes

dilute | American Dictionary

dilute
verb[ T ]
us/dɑɪˈlut, də-/
to make a liquid weaker by mixing it with water or another liquid:
Dilute the bleach in water before adding it to the wash.
chemistry
If you dilute a substance you make it weaker or less pure by mixing it with another substance.

diluted

adjectiveus/dɑɪˈlut̬·əd, də-/
He disinfected the tub with a solution of diluted bleach.
dilute
adjective
us/dɑɪˈlut, də-/
chemistry
made weaker or less pure by the addition of another substance

dilute | Business English

dilute
verb[ T ]
uk /daɪˈluːt/us
to make something less strong or less valuable:
Our recent acquisitions are going to dilute earnings in the next few years.
The rise in foreclosures is likely to dilute real estate prices.
FINANCE
to make a company's shares less valuable by increasing the total number of shares, so that each shareholder gets a smaller part of the profit and owns a smaller percentage of the company than before:
The company's share issue will increase the number of shares on the market, diluting their value and upsetting current stockholders.
diluted shares/stock

dilutive

adjective
In the short-term, this strategy will be dilutive to earnings.

Examples of dilute

dilute
The methods of this paper can possibly be applied to the study of the spectrum of dilute random matrices.
For all 18 matings at least one offspring expressing the dilute, normal ear phenotype was observed before ending the mating.
Comparably diluted vehicle stock solutions were also employed as controls.
Up until 1945, the optional referendum represented an efficient veto point for groups opposing the welfare state to dilute state-interventionist social policies.
The 5 ml aliquot of the 10 times diluted scytonemin fraction was injected and data were acquired for both positive and negative ionization modes.
However, none of the four rabbits inoculated with the diluted (10x2) preparation from 91 days exposure were infected.
After digestion and ligation reactions, each sample was diluted ten-fold and used as a template for the preselective and selective amplification.
The balloon catheter was advanced over the guide wire, inflated with dilute contrast to a pressure of 3-4 atmospheres, and deflated immediately.
Without causing absolute fusion, the instrumental figures enhance and accentuate certain aspects of the electroacoustic context, without diluting themselves into it.
As you will see, the irruption of the locus in no way weakens or dilutes logical principles: they just become different, more harmonious, and stronger.
Injected intra-peritoneally with 1 c. c. of defibrinated relapsing fever blood diluted with 2 c. c. of sterile saline.
Perhaps they wanted yet one more barrier between themselves and the administration, or they wished to dilute the power of the headmen.
For each class or sub-class, the serum to be tested was diluted according to the immunoglobulin concentration.
Primary antibodies (concentrations as given above) were diluted in blocking solution and applied to the sections overnight at room temperature.
These solutions were diluted to appropriate concentrations for the elements analysed.
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