concentration

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
  2. noun the spatial property of being crowded together
  3. noun strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material

Etymology

From New Latin concentrātiō (“(1550) action or an act of coming together at a single place; (1659) extraction or separation of one or more of the metals present in an alloy”). Compare French concentration, Spanish concentración, Italian concentrazione (last quarter of 16th century). Equivalent to concentrate + -ion. By surface analysis, con- + centre + -ate + -ion.

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