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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dilute" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used in contexts related to chemistry or solutions, where "dilute" functions as an adjective, and should be used as "a dilute solution" or similar.
Example: "To prepare the experiment, we need to create a dilute solution of the chemical compound."
Alternatives: "a diluted solution" or "a weak solution."
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A dilute solution of hydrogen chloride in water is a good electrical conductor, but a dilute solution of hydrogen chloride in a hydrocarbon is a good insulator.
The researchers applied a dilute acid to the samples and filtered the resulting solution.
Apply a dilute low-nitrogen fertilizer every three weeks while in bloom.
On the other hand, too much water will lead to a dilute, weak-tasting coffee.
The early ocean and lakes themselves may have been a dilute solution of organic molecules.
The thermal conductivity of a dilute gas increases with increasing temperature, much like its viscosity.
On the few occasions that I did go to Skegness, it seemed like a dilute version of those two competitors.
Sieved contents were rinsed with a dilute detergent solution and examined with a hand lens for bone remains".
The researchers dispersed carbon nanotubes in a dilute solution of a mixture of Nafion, a commercial synthetic polymer, and ethanol.
The viscosity of a dilute gas behaves in exactly the opposite way: the viscosity increases as the temperature is raised.
Human eccrine sweat is essentially a dilute sodium chloride solution with trace amounts of other plasma electrolytes.
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