Diluent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diluent \Dil"u*ent\, a. [L. diluens, p. pr. diluere. See
     {Dilute}.]
     Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, esp. of
     water. --Arbuthnot.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diluent \Dil"u*ent\, n.
     1. That which dilutes.
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     2. (Med.) An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood;
        a weak drink.
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              There is no real diluent but water.   --Arbuthnot.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  diluent
       n : a diluting agent [syn: {dilutant}, {thinner}]