dilution

noun — 5 senses

dilution

noun

UK /daɪˈljuːʃən/ · US /daɪˈluʃən/

Etymology From dilute + -ion.

1

The process of making something dilute.

2

A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.

3

The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during wartime.

4

Business, Finance Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of share dilution.

5

Copyright, Intellectual property, Law Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of trademark dilution.

Antonyms
concentration
Derived terms
antidilution, biodilution, coat color dilution lethal, dilutional, dilutionary, dilutionist, hemodilution, isotope dilution, isotopic dilution, macrodilution, microdilution, nondilution, overdilution, postdilution, predilution, subdilution, thermodilution, underdilution, undilution

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