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concentrated
CIDE DICTIONARY
concentrated, adj.
- Having a high density of (the indicated substance); as, a narrow thread of concentrated ore."[Narrower terms:
undiluted (vs. diluted)]" [WordNet 1.5] - Gathered together or made less diffuse; as, their concentrated efforts; his concentrated attention. Opposite of
distributed ordiffused ."[Narrower terms:bunched ,bunchy ,clustered ;centered ,centred ,centralized ,focused ;undivided ]" [WordNet 1.5] - Intense; in an extreme degree; -- of mental phenomena; as, her concentrated passion held them at bay. [WordNet 1.5]
- being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance. Opposite of
dilute orunsaturated ."[Narrower terms:supersaturated ]" [WordNet 1.5] - reduced to a stronger or more concentrated form; as, concentrated sulfuric acid. Opposite of
diluted . [WordNet 1.5] - characterized by intensity; especially when imposed from without; -- of actions; as, concentrated study. [WordNet 1.5]
- characterized by mental concentration. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
concentrated
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