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dilution
What does dilution mean?
dilution (noun): weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce dilution?
/daɪˈluʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dilution come from?
From dilute + -ion.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of dilution?
Words related to dilution
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “dilution” mean?
weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner
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the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
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