🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

diluição

Pronunciation / Transliteration: diluiˈsɐ̃w

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dilution/daɪˈluːʃən/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A diluição correta do medicamento evita efeitos adversos."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of making a liquid weaker or less concentrated by adding water or another solvent.

    "The strict protocol requires the accurate dilution of the chemical solution before laboratory use."
  2. 2

    The reduction in the value, power, or effectiveness of something, such as equity shares or a brand's impact.

    "Existing shareholders were concerned about the potential dilution of their voting rights."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb 'diluere', meaning to wash away, dissolve, or dilute, composed of 'dis-' (apart) and 'luere' (to wash). It entered Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, initially retaining its literal meaning of washing or dissolving, before expanding into chemical and figurative contexts.

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