dilute vs nit

dilute

noun
  • An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual. 

adj
  • Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual. 

  • Having a low concentration. 

  • Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted. 

verb
  • To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares. 

  • To become attenuated, thin, or weak. 

  • To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance. 

  • To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water. 

nit

noun
  • A young louse. 

  • A nitpicker. 

  • A candela per square metre. 

  • A head louse regardless of its age. 

  • The egg of a louse. 

  • A fool, a nitwit. 

  • Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”) 

  • A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style. 

  • A minor shortcoming. 

verb
  • To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty. 

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