In chemistry,
concentration is
the measure of
how much of a given substance there is
mixed with another substance.
this can apply to
any sort of
chemical mixture,
but most frequently the concept is
limited to
homogeneous solutions,
where it
refers to
the amount of
solute in a substance.
Noun1.
the strength of a solution;
number of
molecules of a
substance in a
given volume (expressed as moles/cubic meter) (hypernym)
property (hyponym) titer,
titre (derivation) concentrate2.
the spatial property of
being crowded together (synonym) density, denseness,
compactness (antonym) distribution,
dispersion (hypernym) spacing,
spatial arrangement (hyponym)
bits per inch,
bpi (derivation) concentrate3.
strengthening the concentration (as of a
solute in a mixture) by
removing extraneous material (antonym)
dilution (hypernym)
strengthening (hyponym)
pervaporation (derivation) condense, concentrate, contract4.
increase in
density (hypernym)
increase (hyponym) compaction, compression, concretion,
densification (derivation)
boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate5.
complete attention;
intense mental effort (synonym) engrossment, absorption,
immersion (hypernym)
attention (hyponym) focus, focusing, focussing, direction,
centering (derivation) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet6.
bringing together military forces (hypernym) assembly, assemblage,
gathering (derivation) concentrate7.
great and constant diligence and attention (synonym) assiduity,
assiduousness (hypernym) diligence, industriousness,
industry (hyponym) intentness,
engrossment (derivation) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
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