diluted


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dilute /dʌɪˈl(j)uːt, dɪ-/
verb
  • 1 make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent.
  • 2 make weaker or less effective by modifications or additions.
adjective also /ˈdʌɪ-/ (of a liquid) diluted.

Chemistry (of a solution) having a relatively low concentration of solute.

– derivatives
diluter noun,
dilution noun,
dilutive adjective.
– origin C16: from L. dilut-, diluere ‘wash away, dissolve’.
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