DILUENT, adjective [Latin See Dilute.] 1. Making liquid or more fluid; making thin; attenuating. 2. Weakening the strength of, by mixture with water. DILUENT, noun 1. That which thins or attenuates; that which makes more liquid. 2. That which weakens the strength of; as water, which, mixed with wine or spirit, reduces the strength of it.
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