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Uncommondilute
The correct spelling is dilute.
How to pronounce dilute
/daɪˈljuːt/
nounIPA: /daɪˈljuːt/
Say it like: Dil-ute
The correct spelling is dilute. An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual. For example: "It dilutes easily."
Usage Examples
“It dilutes easily.”
“Clean the panel with a dilute, neutral cleaner.”
“a cat with a dilute tortoiseshell coat”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
verb
- 1.To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
- 2.To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
- 3.To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
- 4.To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
adjective
- 1.Having a low concentration.
- 2.Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.
- 3.Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.
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