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dilution

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /daɪˈluʃən/ · UK /daɪˈluːʃən/

dilution means: Making a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid, or reducing the strength of something.

noun

MAKING WEAKERC1

Making a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid, or reducing the strength of something.

  • The juice needs dilution with water.
  • Further dilution made the solution much weaker.
  • Critics feared a dilution of the original message.

How to use it: dilution with something (Dilution with water makes the cleaner safer to use.)

Opposites: concentration

Common phrases: dilution with water, further dilution

Questions about dilution

What does dilution mean?

Making a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid, or reducing the strength of something.

What is dilution in other languages?

Türkçe: seyreltme · Español: dilución · Français: dilution · Deutsch: Verdünnung · Italiano: diluizione · 日本語: 希釈

How do you pronounce dilution?

In American English /daɪˈluʃən/; in British English /daɪˈluːʃən/.

How do you use dilution in a sentence?

The juice needs dilution with water. Further dilution made the solution much weaker.

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