dilution
The process of making something diluteThe process of making something dilute.
» Without water, pharmaceutical preparations and dilutions can't be made.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of making something dilute.
Verdünnung
разбавле́ниеrazbavlénije
(countable, uncountable)A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.
(countable, uncountable)The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during wartime.
- weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner
- a diluted solution
Examples
4 sentencesWithout water, pharmaceutical preparations and dilutions can't be made.
The stock got creamed when they got wind of the dilution.
Our chemistry lesson yesterday was about dilution of acids and bases.
deIn unserer gestrigen Chemiestunde ging es um das Verdünnen von Säuren und Basen. — Dani6187
The existing stores can be stretched by dilution, and a drug company has discovered millions more doses in storage.
Translations
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Forms
plural: dilutionsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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