dilution

Meanings

• noun

  The process of making a solution by adding a substance to a liquid, typically a solvent, in smaller proportions.

  - "The dilution of the essential oils is important to prevent irritation."
  - "The doctor prescribed a dilution of the medicine to be taken orally."

• noun

  A reduction in concentration, intensity, or extent.

  - "The dilution of the color made it look more pastel."
  - "The dilution of the noise level in the room was noticeable."

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Antonyms

concentration

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dilution
delusion , prestidigitation , crucible

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Variants

List of all variants of dilution that leads to same result
dilution , dilutions

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'diluere', meaning 'to wash away' or 'to disperse'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'dilution' is also used in finance to describe the process of increasing the number of shares or units of an investment to reduce its price per unit.

2. The largest known dilution in nature is the cosmic microwave background radiation, which is believed to have been diluted from an extremely hot and dense state shortly after the Big Bang.

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Related Concepts

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1. concentration: The amount of a substance present in a given volume or weight of a solution.

2. solvent: A substance that is capable of dissolving another substance to form a solution.

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Culture

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In chemistry, dilution is an important process used to prepare solutions with known concentrations. In medicine, diluted medications are often given to patients in smaller doses.

How to Memorize "dilution"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine adding a small amount of a substance to a larger volume of liquid.
   - Visualize the process of reducing the concentration of a substance.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dilution' with the image of a beaker being filled with a liquid and a small amount of a substance being added.
   - Associate the word 'dilution' with the process of making a weaker solution.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'dilute to dilute' to remember the meaning of dilution.
   - Remember that dilution is the opposite of concentration.

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