Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dilutant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-lu-tant
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diluting agent; a diluent, or thinner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English dilute Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English dilutant From dilute + -ant.

Inflected Forms

dilutants (plural)

Synonyms

diluent thinner

Questions

What does dilutant mean?: A diluting agent; a diluent, or thinner.
Where does dilutant come from?: Etymology tree English dilute Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English dilutant From dilute + -ant.

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