diluent
noun
dil·u·ent
ˈdil-yə-wənt 
-yü-ənt
: a diluting agent (such as the vehicle in a medicinal preparation)
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Dealers began cutting heroin with cheap diluents and then adding fentanyl—which is less expensive and more potent than other opioids—to raise the strength of the mixture before selling it as heroin.
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Keith Humphreys, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018
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
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Keith Humphreys, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018
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
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“Diluent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diluent. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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diluent
1 of 2 noun
dil·u·ent
ˈdil-yə-wənt
: 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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