dilution

[ dih-loo-shuhn, dahy- ]

noun

1. the act of diluting or the state of being diluted.
2. something diluted.

dilution

/ daɪˈluːʃən /

noun

1. the act of diluting or state of being diluted
2. a diluted solution

dilution

/ dĭ-lo̅o̅′shən /

1. The process of making a substance less concentrated by adding a solvent, such as water.

Other Words From

• anti·di·lution adjective
• nondi·lution noun
• over·di·lution noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dilution¹

First recorded in 1640–50; dilute + -ion

Example Sentences

Capchase, which was founded in early 2020, claims that its initial customers have delayed fundraises by an average of 8 months and saved about 16% in overall dilution.

From TechCrunch

Financial entrepreneurs have launched a number of products, from SaaS securitization to debt-based financing, to help founders avoid that dilution, particularly when they have recurring revenues clocked on the books.

From TechCrunch

That helped to limit dilution in its earlier growth rounds, and ultimately protected their ownership in the company.

From TechCrunch

Brewer’s yeast cells convert inedible sugars into edible ones, so individuals benefit from having many close neighbors, while dilution starves yeast populations.

From Quanta Magazine

So that looming dilution means Snowflake is sporting––at the September 16 price of around $250–– what we’ll call a shadow valuation of more like $90 billion.

From Fortune

“It was a campaign about the things the people are suffering from and the fear of cultural dilution,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

One drop of the serum is then added to nine drops of normal salt solution, making a dilution of 1:10.

From Project Gutenberg

The dilution can be more accurately made in the leukocyte pipet of the Thoma-Zeiss instrument.

From Project Gutenberg

Distilled water may be used for dilution, but is more liable to cause error.

From Project Gutenberg

Goodale begins with five drops of that dilution that just fails to cause a skin reaction.

From Project Gutenberg

Koessler's theoretical initial dose of rag weed extract is one drop of the weakest dilution that will just redden the conjunctiva.

From Project Gutenberg