Meaning

2 senses
  1. A liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid.

    Turpentine or mineral spirits can be used as a thinner for oil-based paints.

    Verdünnungsmittel, Verdünner, Verdünnung

    раствори́тельrastvorítelʹ

  2. Something that thins or thins out (another thing).

    Pomegranate juice and exercise are great natural blood thinners.

    The new type of mechanical thinner allowed thinning of peach blossoms to be completed earlier.

    Verdünner

    разбави́тельrazbavítelʹ, разжижи́тельrazžižítelʹ, раствори́тельrastvorítelʹ

More definitions
  • a diluting agent

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
liquid:
something that thins:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
liquid:

Origin

From thin + -er.

From thin + -er.

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Forms

plural: thinners
Singularthinner
Pluralthinners

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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