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单词 dilution
释义
dilution
noun[CorU]
uk
/daɪˈluː.ʃən/us
/daɪˈluː.ʃən/
theactionof making aliquidweakerbymixingin somethingelse, or aliquidthat has been madeweakerin this way:
稀释；稀释的液体
The drug'seffectivenessisdecreasedby dilution.药物的有效性因稀释而降低。
Tests areunderwaytoseewhether two dilutions of thisvaccineareeffective.正在进行测试以确定这种疫苗的两种稀释液是否有效。
theactionofreducingthestrengthof afeeling,action, etc:
冲淡，淡化（情感或行为后果等）
a dilution ofstandards标准的降低
There wascertainlya dilution ofteamspirit.团队精神肯定被稀释了。
finance & economicsspecialized
afallin thevalueof a company'sshareswhen moresharesin it are madeavailable:
There wereconcernsaboutcorporatefinancesand the dilution ofshares.
Shareholders,includingretirees, mightsufferfrom the dilution of such alargeinvestment.
Thecompanywould have toofferexistingshareholdersthe sametermstoavoiddilution.
Related word
dilute
More examples
  • Use thetincturetopicallyin a dilution of 1:25.
  • Homeopaths use dilutions ofsubstanceswhichessentiallyremovealltracesof thesubstancefrom thefinaldilution.
  • There has been a dilution ofqualitybecause of thischange.
  • Buybacks are sometimes used tooffsetthe dilution ofexistingshareholders'ownershipwhencompaniesissuestockoptionstoemployees.
  • There are UKguidelinesthatprotectexistingshareholdersfromforceddilution.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making less strong
  • abate
  • abatement
  • adulterate
  • adulterated
  • adulteration
  • decline
  • enervate
  • enervating
  • enfeeble
  • enfeebled
  • evisceration
  • fade
  • melt
  • relieve
  • sink
  • tottering
  • turn to jellyidiom
  • wane
  • waste away
  • watersomethingdown
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(Definition ofdilutionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
dilution
noun[CorU]
uk
/daɪˈluː.ʃən/us
/daɪˈluː.ʃən/
theactionof making aliquidweakerbymixingin somethingelse, or aliquidthat has been madeweakerin this way
稀释；稀释的液体
The drug'seffectivenessisdecreasedby dilution.药物的有效性因稀释而降低。
Tests areunderwaytoseewhether two dilutions of thisvaccineareeffective.正在进行测试以确定这种疫苗的两种稀释液是否有效。
theactionofreducingthestrengthof afeeling,action, etc
冲淡，淡化（情感或行为后果等）
a dilution ofstandards标准的降低
There wascertainlya dilution ofteamspirit.团队精神肯定被稀释了。
See
dilute
More examples
  • Use thetincturetopicallyin a dilution of 1:25.
  • Homeopaths use dilutions ofsubstanceswhichessentiallyremovealltracesof thesubstancefrom thefinaldilution.
  • There has been a dilution ofqualitybecause of thischange.

dilution| Business English

dilution
noun[U]
uk
/daɪˈluːʃən/us
/dɪˈluːʃən/
theprocessoractionof making something lessstrongorvaluable:
Thedestroyerofbrandintegrityis "branddilution", which is theperverserewardforpopularity.
FINANCE
theprocessoractionof making a company'sshareslessvaluableby making moresharesavailable:
Thecompanyisworkingtopreventdilutionresultingfromstocksplitsorsimilartransactions.
(Definition ofdilutionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdilution

dilution
For the standard method, half the value of the minimal screeningdilutionused was assumed to be an exact value.
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Then 100 ml of serum samples were added at adilutionof 1 : 100.
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The infinitedilutionthermochemical properties of compounds are used if data is available and predicted with group contribution methods when none exists.
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Results were expressed as dilutions, with titres equal to or higher than 1:32 regarded as positive.
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Aqueous dilutions of these samples were exposed to the cercariae through membrane filters.
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This approach requires numerousdilutionseries to ensure synchronisation between the linear range of amplification of the unknowns and the competitors.
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The incubation of both primary and secondary antibodies (1:500dilutionfor both) was carried out in humidity chamber.
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Thus, these curves can be used to extrapolate the scattering to infinitedilution.
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Suspensions of lower spore concentrations were prepared by threefold dilutions.
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Repulsion can be dealt with bydilution, increasing ionic strength, and/or extrapolating the data to infinitedilution.
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Titres were defined as log10 of thedilutionthat resulted in an absorbance of 0.5, obtained by graphic interpolation.
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The test was repeated at least 3 times for eachdilution(1/2 and 1/5) of immune serum.
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Sera were tested at 1 in 200dilutionon antigen coated plates.
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The homogeneous suspension was used for the enzyme assay and thedilutionfactor was taken into account for calculations.
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Selective amplifications were performed subsequently on a 1 : 20dilutionof the pre-amplified fragments.
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