di·lu·tion (d -l  sh n, d -)n. 1. a. The process of making weaker or less concentrated. b. A dilute or weakened condition. 2. A diluted substance. 3. A decrease in the equity position of a share of stock because of the issuance of additional shares. |
| dilution (d-lshn) The process of making a substance less concentrated by adding a solvent, such as water. |
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| Noun | 1. | dilution - a diluted solution solution - a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water" |
| 2. | dilution - weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner weakening - the act of reducing the strength of something thinning, cutting - the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" concentration - strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material |
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