diluent

American  

[dil-yoo-uhnt] / ˈdɪl yu ənt /

adjective

1. serving to dilute; diluting.

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noun

1. a diluting substance.

diluent British  

/ ˈdɪljʊənt /

adjective

1. causing dilution or serving to dilute

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noun

1. a substance used for or causing dilution

Etymology

Origin of diluent

1715–25; < Latin dīluent- (stem of dīluēns ), present participle of dīluere to dilute; -ent

Example Sentences

Wright added that the U.S. would supply “diluent”—the lighter hydrocarbons needed to move Venezuela’s ultra-heavy crude—and would allow parts, equipment, and services into the country to stabilize production.

From Barron's

To make Orinoco oil marketable, producers must blend it with lighter hydrocarbons, known as diluent, or upgrade it into a lighter synthetic crude using large industrial facilities.

From Barron's

As a result, current output is being sustained largely by access to imported diluents used to blend heavy crude into exportable grades, leaving the system highly vulnerable to sanctions enforcement and shipping disruptions.

From Barron's

One was carrying Russian naphtha—a diluent Venezuela uses to mix with heavy oil—to the South American country when it turned tail in the Indian Ocean; the others were empty.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are made by mixing high concentrations of salt in solvent with another liquid called a diluent, which makes the electrolyte flow better so that the power of the battery can be maintained.

From Science Daily