dilution (dil-u's hun)

The act or proce •■- dio of rendering a substance dilute or attenuated, also the mixture resulting from such a proce , centesimal d. Of the homeopathists, any one of a series the first of which contains 1 part ofofd'sa drug and 99 parts of diluent, the second 1 part of the first d. and 99 parts of diluent, etc. decimal d. Of the homeopathists, any one of a series of d's the first of which contains 1 part of a drug and 9 parts of diluent, the second 1 part of the first d. and 9 parts of diluent, etc. high d. The exce ive d. of anything. [Lat., dilutio, from diluere, to dilute.] dimargarin (di-mar'ga-rin). A glycerid containing two molecules of margaric acid in combination with a molecule of glycerin. dimetallic (di-met-al'ik). Of salts, containing in the molecule 2 atoms of a metallic element. dimethyl (di-meth'il). A prefix used in chemical nomenclature to signify two methyl (CH3.) radicles, d. ketone. See acetone. dimethyl am in (di"meth-il-am'in). A secondary amin of methyl (CEU^NH; a liquid having an ammoniacal odor, found in Peruvian guano.