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US
/daɪˈɫutəd, dɪˈɫutəd/
]
[ UK /daɪlˈuːtɪd/ ]
[ UK /daɪlˈuːtɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity
a dilute solution
diluted alcohol
dilute acetic acid
How To Use diluted In A Sentence
- The circulating nurse instills tetracaine hydrochloride drops to decrease the burning sensation of the diluted povidone-iodine solution.
- Existing shareholders are less diluted. Times, Sunday Times
- A team of chemists found that when certain substances are diluted in water, the molecules clump together instead of getting further apart, as common sense would suggest.
- He fixed her with a mildly reproving glance which diluted quickly into a fond grin.
- It can be sprayed directly onto a surface for extreme malodors, or diluted with water and sprayed.
- The amethyst is a brilliant transparent stone of a purple colour resembling that of diluted wine and varying in shade from the violet purple to rose. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon
- In 1740, British Admiral Vernon (whose nickname was ‘Old Grogram’ for the cloak of grogram which he wore) ordered that the sailors’ daily ration of rum be diluted with water.
- Her blood has diluted and cooled itself to a crystalline, life-giving wine. A MEANS TO EVIL
- Mr Preston favours sheep droppings matured in a barrel and diluted to the colour of weak tea!
- The standards have been so diluted and make class action so much easier. Times, Sunday Times