DILUENT


Meaning of DILUENT in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' dil-y ə -w ə nt, -yü- ə nt

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin diluent-, diluens, present participle of diluere

Date: circa 1721

: a diluting agent (as the vehicle in a medicinal preparation)

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