Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Diluent

Diluent , adjective

[Latin diluens, p. pr. diluere. See Dilute.]

Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, esp. of water. — Arbuthnot

Diluent , noun

1.
That which dilutes.
2.
(Medicine) An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood; a weak drink.
There is no real diluent but water. — Arbuthnot