diluent
noun
dil·u·ent ˈdil-yə-wənt 
-yü-ənt
: a diluting agent (such as the vehicle in a medicinal preparation)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The leak released about 30 barrels of diluent — used to dilute thick petroleum products for transport — into soil surrounding the line. 
Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2022 Over-the-counter antigen tests from manufacturers including Abbott Labs and Quidel contain a diluent that users are instructed to mix with a sample collected from a nasal swab. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2022 If too little or too much diluent, or reagent, is used, even that can deliver a false negative or positive result. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2022 Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2021 Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2021 Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2021 Some formulations of the Pfizer vaccine must be mixed with a solution, or diluent. Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Nov. 2021 Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2021 See More
Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2022 Over-the-counter antigen tests from manufacturers including Abbott Labs and Quidel contain a diluent that users are instructed to mix with a sample collected from a nasal swab. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2022 If too little or too much diluent, or reagent, is used, even that can deliver a false negative or positive result. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2022 Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2021 Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2021 Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2021 Some formulations of the Pfizer vaccine must be mixed with a solution, or diluent. Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Nov. 2021 Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin diluent-, diluens, present participle of diluere
First Known Use
circa 1721, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
diluent 1 of 2
noun
dil·u·ent ˈdil-yə-wənt
: a diluting agent (as the vehicle in a medicinal preparation)
diluent
2 of 2adjective
: making thinner or less concentrated by admixture : diluting
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