Dilution may refer to:
* Reducing the
concentration
In chemistry, concentration is the abundance of a constituent divided by the total volume of a mixture. Several types of mathematical description can be distinguished: '' mass concentration'', '' molar concentration'', '' number concentration'', ...
of a chemical
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Serial dilution
A serial dilution is the step-wise dilution of a substance in solution, either by using a constant dilution factor, or by using a variable factor between dilutions. If the dilution factor at each step is constant, this results in a geometric pro ...
, stepwise
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Homeopathic dilution
In homeopathy, homeopathic dilution (known by practitioners as "dynamisation" or "potentisation") is a process in which a substance is diluted with alcohol or distilled water and then vigorously shaken in a process called "succussion". Insoluble ...
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Dilution (equation)
Dilution is the process of decreasing the concentration of a solute in a solution, usually simply by mixing with more solvent like adding more water to the solution. To dilute a solution means to add more solvent without the addition of more sol ...
, an equation to calculate the rate a gas dilutes
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Trademark dilution
Trademark dilution is a trademark law concept giving the owner of a famous trademark standing to forbid others from using that mark in a way that would lessen its uniqueness. In most cases, trademark dilution involves an unauthorized use of anoth ...
, weakening of a trademark by unauthorised use
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Stock dilution
Stock dilution, also known as equity dilution, is the decrease in existing shareholders' ownership percentage of a company as a result of the company issuing new equity. New equity increases the total shares outstanding which has a dilutive ef ...
, issuing of new company shares
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Dilution gene
A dilution gene is any one of a number of genes that act to create a lighter coat color in living creatures. There are many examples of such genes:
General
Diluted coat colors have melanocytes, but vary from darker colors due to the concentration ...
, lightening animal coat color
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Dilution ratio
In chemistry and biology, the dilution ratio and dilution factor are two related (but slightly different) expressions of the change in concentration of a liquid substance when mixing it with another liquid substance. They are often used for ''si ...
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Hemodynamics#Hemodilution, of blood
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Dilution refrigerator
A 3He/4He dilution refrigerator is a cryogenics, cryogenic device that provides continuous cooling to temperatures as low as 2 Kelvin, mK, with no moving parts in the low-temperature region. The cooling power is provided by the heat o ...
, cryogenic device
See also
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Delusion (disambiguation)
A delusion is a belief held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary.
Delusion(s) or Delusional may also refer to:
Films
* ''Delusion'' (1955 film), a Danish crime film drama directed by Johan Jacobsen
* ''Delusion'' ...
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Dilation (disambiguation)
Dilation (or dilatation) may refer to:
Physiology or medicine
* Cervical dilation, the widening of the cervix in childbirth, miscarriage etc.
* Coronary dilation, or coronary reflex
* Dilation and curettage, the opening of the cervix and surg ...
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