- Diluteness
- Diluteness Di*lute"ness, n. The quality or state of being dilute. --Bp. Wilkins. [1913 Webster]
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Diluteness
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diluteness — noun see dilute II … New Collegiate Dictionary
diluteness — noun The state or quality of being dilute … Wiktionary
diluteness — di·lute·ness … English syllables
diluteness — noun see dilute II … Useful english dictionary
dilute — I. transitive verb (diluted; diluting) Etymology: Latin dilutus, past participle of diluere to wash away, dilute, from di + lavere to wash more at lye Date: circa 1555 1. attenuate 2. to make thinner or more liquid by admixture < diluted wine > … New Collegiate Dictionary
dilute — [di lo͞ot′, dīlo͞ot′] vt. diluted, diluting [< L dilutus, pp. of diluere, to wash away < dis , off, from + luere, var. of lavare, to LAVE1] 1. to thin down or weaken as by mixing with water or other liquid 2. to change or weaken (in… … English World dictionary
