DILUENT

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, esp. of water. Arbuthnot.

2.
n.

That which dilutes.

3.
n.

An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood; a weak drink. There is no real diluent but water. Arbuthnot.


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