First Known Use: circa 1721
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diluent
noun dil·u·ent \ˈdil-yə-wənt, -yü-ənt\
Definition of DILUENT
: a diluting agent (as the vehicle in a medicinal preparation)
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Origin of DILUENT
Latin diluent-, diluens, present participle of diluere
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