Defn: The quality or state of being dilute. Bp. Wilkins.
DILUTER
Di*lut"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, dilutes or makes thin, more liquid, or weaker.
DILUTION
Di*lu"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dilution.]
Defn: The act of diluting, or the state of being diluted. Arbuthnot.
DILUVIAL
Di*lu"vi*al, a. Etym: [L. diluvialis. fr. diluvium.]
1. Of or pertaining to a flood or deluge, esp. to the great deluge in the days of Noah; diluvian.
2. (Geol.)
Defn: Effected or produced by a flood or deluge of water; — said of coarse and imperfectly stratified deposits along ancient or existing water courses. Similar unstratified deposits were formed by the agency of ice. The time of deposition has been called the Diluvian epoch.
DILUVIALIST
Di*lu"vi*al*ist, n.