diluent

Latin diluens, from diluere. See dilute.

diluent (plural diluents)

1. That which dilutes.
2. (analytical chemistry) A solvent or other liquid preparation used to dilute a sample prior to testing.
3. (medicine) An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood; a weak drink.

• dilutant, diluter, thinner

diluent (comparative more diluent, superlative most diluent)

1. Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, especially of water.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Arbuthnot to this entry?)

• diluent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

• untiled

diluent

1. third-person plural present indicative of diluer
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of diluer

dīluent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of dīluō