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DILUTING AGENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

An inert substance added to some other substance or solution so that the volume of the latter substance is increased and its concentration per unit volume is decreased.

Key term(s)
  • diluting agent
  • diluting substance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Substance ajoutée à une autre pour diminuer son titre, sa richesse, son pourcentage.

CONT

Le sucre et l'alcool peuvent servir de diluants pour les matières aromatiques.

OBS

[Le] solvant inerte (organique) [...] améliore les propriétés physiques (densité, viscosité, etc...) ou les propriétés extractives (par exemple, sélectivité) de l'extractant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
DEF

Aditivo líquido cuya única función es reducir la concentración de sólidos y la viscosidad de una composición (por ejemplo adhesivos, recubrimientos, varnices).

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