DILUENT, a. [L. See Dilute.] 1. Making liquid or more fluid; making thin; attenuating.2. Weakening the strength of, by mixture with water.DILUENT, n. 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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