Diluent vs Filler - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between diluent and filler

is that diluent is that which dilutes while filler is one who fills.

As an adjective diluent

is diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, especially of water.

diluent

English

Noun

(en noun)

That which dilutes.

(analytical chemistry) A solvent or other liquid preparation used to dilute a sample prior to testing.

(medicine) An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood; a weak drink.

Synonyms

* dilutant

Adjective

(en adjective)

Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, especially of water.

(Arbuthnot)

References

Anagrams

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filler

English

Noun

(en noun)

One who fills.

* Mortimer

They have six diggers to four fillers , so as to keep the fillers always at work.

Something added to fill a space or add weight or size.

* 1977 , Stereo Review (volume 38, page 70)

I recommend this album in the face of the fact that five of the eleven songs are the purest filler , dull instrumentals with a harmonica rifling over an indifferent rhythm section. The rest is magnificent

Any semisolid substance used to fill gaps, cracks or pores.

A relatively inert ingredient added to modify physical characteristics.

A short article in a newspaper or magazine.

A short piece of music or an announcement between radio or TV programmes.

Any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause.

* Dryden

'Tis mere filler , to stop a vacancy in the hexameter.

Cut tobacco used to make up the body of a cigar.

(computing) In COBOL, the description of an unnamed part of a record that contains no data relevant to a given context.

(horticulture) A plant that lacks a distinctive shape and can fill inconvenient spaces around other plants in pots or gardens.