Diluent

Description

An inert material used to decrease the concentration of an active component. A diluent may be a solvent used to decrease the concentration or viscosity of a coating or paint. Also a diluent may be an inert filler added to an adhesive or pigment as a bulking agent to increase workability or just to decrease cost. For example, sand is added to cement as a diluent and turpentine is a diluent in oil paints. Water is the most common diluent.

Synonyms and Related Terms

thinner; thinning agent; filler; extender; adulterant

Authority

R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966

Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988

Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

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