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 * Serial dilution, a common way of going about this reduction of concentration *

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 s ...

* Dilution (equation), an equation to calculate the rate a gas dilutes *

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 ...

, a type of unlawful trademark use outside of the relevant market *

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 eff ...

, the result of new shares of stock being issued by a company, thereby diminishing the percent ownership represented by previously existing shares *

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 ...

, a gene that lightens the coat color of certain living things * ''

Expectational Dilution Overcast was an American metalcore band that started in the early 1990s, but broke up in 1998 after an unsuccessful tour. The band is often regarded as pioneers of metalcore. In 2006, they reunited to play the 2006 installment of the New Englan ...

'', the second album by the metalcore band Overcast *

Dilution ratio In chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, mo ...

* Hemodynamics#Hemodilution, in blood

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