diluent

noun

dil·​u·​ent ˈdil-yə-wənt How to pronounce diluent (audio)
-yü-ənt
: a diluting agent (such as the vehicle in a medicinal preparation)

Examples of diluent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To create your own at home, substitute broth for the water or whatever diluent your recipe calls for. Christina Montoya Fiedler, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2023 The leak released about 30 barrels of diluent — used to dilute thick petroleum products for transport — into soil surrounding the line. Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2022 Over-the-counter antigen tests from manufacturers including Abbott Labs and Quidel contain a diluent that users are instructed to mix with a sample collected from a nasal swab. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2022 If too little or too much diluent, or reagent, is used, even that can deliver a false negative or positive result. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2022 Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2021 Some formulations of the Pfizer vaccine must be mixed with a solution, or diluent. Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Nov. 2021

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Word History

Etymology

Latin diluent-, diluens, present participle of diluere

First Known Use

circa 1721, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of diluent was circa 1721

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Cite this Entry

“Diluent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diluent. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

diluent

1 of 2 noun
dil·​u·​ent ˈdil-yə-wənt How to pronounce diluent (audio)
: a diluting agent (as the vehicle in a medicinal preparation)

diluent

2 of 2 adjective
: making thinner or less concentrated by admixture : diluting
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