Meanings
noundilution (countable and uncountable, plural dilutions)
plural dilutions
- countableuncountableThe process of making something dilute.
- countableuncountableA solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountablebusinessEllipsis of share dilution.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountablecopyrightEllipsis of trademark dilution.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounweakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner
Opposite
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic تَخْفِيف
- تَخْفِيف (taḵfīf)process of making something dilute
Bulgarian разреждане
- разреждане (razreždane)process of making something dilute
Catalan dilució
- dilucióprocess of making something dilute
Czech ředění
- ředěníprocess of making something dilute
Danish fortynding, udvanding
- fortyndingprocess of making something dilute
- udvandingprocess of making something dilute
- udtyndingprocess of making something dilute
Finnish laimennus, laimentaminen
- laimennusprocess of making something dilute
- laimentaminenprocess of making something dilute
- laimennossolution with additional solvent to make it weaker
French dilution
- dilutionprocess of making something dilute
German Verdünnung
- Verdünnungprocess of making something dilute
Italian diluizione, stemperamento
- diluizioneprocess of making something dilute
- stemperamentoprocess of making something dilute
Malay pencairan
- pencairanprocess of making something dilute
Norwegian Bokmål fortynning
- fortynningprocess of making something dilute
Persian ترقیق, رقیقسازی
- ترقیق (tarqiq)process of making something dilute
- رقیقسازی (raqiqsāzi)process of making something dilute
Polish rozcieńczanie
- rozcieńczanieprocess of making something dilute
Portuguese diluição
- diluiçãoprocess of making something dilute
Russian разбавле́ние
- разбавле́ние (razbavlénije)process of making something dilute
Scottish Gaelic lagachadh
- lagachadhprocess of making something dilute
Spanish dilución
- diluciónprocess of making something dilute
Swedish utspädning
- utspädningprocess of making something dilute
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dilution
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
dilution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilution
MLA
“dilution.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilution. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dilution,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilution.
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