dilutern.
/dʌɪˈl(j)uːtə//dɪˈl(j)uːtə/ A person or thing that dilutes; a diluent.
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the world > matter > liquid > making or becoming liquid > action or process of dissolving > [noun] > solvent
menstruea1550
menstruum1559
dissolvent1646
dissolver1651
solvent1671
resolvent1678
solutive1712
diluter1718
diluent1775
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [noun] > medicine increasing fluid
diluter1718
diluent1721
humectant1822
humective1828
1718 J. Quincy Pharmacopœia Officinalis 233 As a Diluter, it is to be prefer'd.
1737 H. Bracken Farriery Improved vii. 66 A Diluter and Cooler of the Blood.
1746 R. James in Moffett & Bennet's Health's Improvem. (new ed.) Introd. 22 These Diluters are either Water itself, or Decoctions of animal or vegetable Substances made with Water.
1863 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 24 ii. 633 Chaff is so valuable a diluter of corn.
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