different between dilution vs neutralization

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /da??lju???n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /da??lu??n/, /d??lu??n/

Noun

dilution (countable and uncountable, plural dilutions)

1. The process of making something dilute.
2. A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.
3. The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during wartime.
4. (finance) Short for share dilution.

Antonyms

• concentration

Translations

Anagrams

• toluidin

French

Etymology

From diluer +? -tion, rather than borrowed from Late Latin d?l?ti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

dilution f (plural dilutions)

1. dilution

Further reading

• “dilution” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• neutralisation (British)

Etymology

Borrowed from French neutralisation. Surface etymology is neutral +? -ization or neutralize +? -ation.

Noun

neutralization (countable and uncountable, plural neutralizations)

1. The act of neutralizing.

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