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dilution

UK/daɪˈljuːʃən//daɪˈluʃən/

dilution noun: the process of making something dilute. Also the ellipsis of share dilution.

Noun

dilution (countable and uncountable, plural dilutions)

  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.

Also used as

dilution is also the ellipsis of share dilution.

dilution is also the ellipsis of trademark dilution.

dilution meaning in Hindi, Punjabi, Arabic and Malay

dilution in Hindi

डाइल्यूशन, डाइलूशन

dilution in Punjabi

ਡਾਇਲੂਸ਼ਨ

dilution in Arabic

process of making something dilute
تَخْفِيف taḵfīf

dilution in Malay

process of making something dilute
pencairan
More languagesFewer languages
dilution in Persian
ترقیق tarqiq, رقیقسازی raqiqsāzi

Examples of dilution in a sentence

  • Always blend them with a suitable carrier oil in the appropriate dilution when using them for massage.
  • Dilution effect is distinct from a negative effect since there is no adverse or harmful influence.
  • Should it be the schwerpunkt of Labor's attack or will it be an unproductive dilution of forces?

All 17 example sentences with dilution

Antonyms of dilution

Forms of dilution

pluraldilutions

Plural of dilution: dilutions

Origin of dilution

From dilute + -ion.

Words formed from dilution

Phrases with dilution

Words that rhyme with dilution

26 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about dilution

What does dilution mean?
Dilution means the process of making something dilute.
What is dilution in Hindi?
Dilution in Hindi is डाइल्यूशन, डाइलूशन. See Dilution meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is dilution?
Dilution is a noun.
How do you pronounce dilution?
Dilution is pronounced /daɪˈljuːʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of dilution?
The plural of dilution is dilutions.

Words near dilution in the dictionary

  1. dilutes
  2. dilutetium
  3. diluting
  4. diluting juice
  5. diluting juices
  6. dilution
  7. dilutional
  8. dilutional hyponatremia
  9. dilutionally
  10. dilutionary
  11. dilutionist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dilution (page history and authors); dilution (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dilution (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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