dilutions

Solutions made weaker

Dilutions is the plural of dilution—the act of making something weaker or less concentrated by adding liquid, or the resulting weakened mixture.

In chemistry and medicine, serial dilutions progressively reduce concentration: The lab prepared dilutions of the sample at 1:10, 1:100, and 1:1000.

Figuratively, dilutions weaken strength or impact: successive dilutions of the original proposal.

chemistry

titration

Measuring concentration by addition

analyte · molarity · moles · liters · reagent · standardization · equivalence · indicator · serial · stock

solution

solvent

Dissolving liquid or financially stable

saturation · miscible · suspension · homogeneous · tincture · preparation · saline · buffer · reconstitution · admixture

concentration

molarity

Solute amount per volume

proportion · percentage · factor · gradient · range · logarithmic · tenfold · hundredfold · thousandfold · incremental

figurative

erosion

Gradual wearing away

softening · tempering · qualification · attenuation · diminution · mitigation

weakening

watered-down

Reduced in strength

lessened · thinned · tempered · moderated · faint · pale · watery · insipid · subdued · washed-out

homeopathy

remedies

Treatments that restore health

infinitesimal · serial · ultra-high

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concentration level

dilutionsconcentrations

Measures of substance density

concentrates · saturations · full strength · condensations · enrichments

purity/intensity

dilutionsintensifications

Increases in strength

amplifications · purifications · distillations · extractions · essences

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