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Dilution definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DILUTION, n. The act of making thin, weak, or more liquid. Opposite to dilution is coagulation or thickening.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a diluted solution
2: weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner [ant: concentration]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1646 1. the action of diluting ; the state of being diluted 2. something (as a solution) that is diluted 3. a lessening of real value (as of equity) by a decrease in relative worth; specifically a decrease of per share value of common stock by an increase in the total number of shares

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dilution Di*lu"tion, n. [Cf. F. dilution.] The act of diluting, or the state of being diluted. --Arbuthnot.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(dilutions) A dilution is a liquid that has been diluted with water or another liquid, so that it becomes weaker. 'Aromatherapy oils' are not pure essential oils but dilutions. N-COUNT