to deconcentrate a compound in a solution. Under post-war Allied control, the great Ruhr coal and steel trusts were deconcentrated (Wall Street Journal).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
con|cen|trate — «KON suhn trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to bring together in one place: »A magnifying glass can concentrate enough sunlight to scorch paper. Our fire chief concentrated his men on the roof to fight the blaze. SYNONYM(S): gather … Useful english dictionary
re|con|cen|trate — «ree KON suhn trayt», transitive verb, trat|ed, trat|ing. 1. to concentrate again. 2. to bring (forces) together at some point: »to reconcentrate troops before an offensive. –re´con|cen|tra´tion … Useful english dictionary
con´cen|tra´tor — con|cen|trate «KON suhn trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to bring together in one place: »A magnifying glass can concentrate enough sunlight to scorch paper. Our fire chief concentrated his men on the roof to fight the blaze.… … Useful english dictionary
re´con|cen|tra´tion — re|con|cen|trate «ree KON suhn trayt», transitive verb, trat|ed, trat|ing. 1. to concentrate again. 2. to bring (forces) together at some point: »to reconcentrate troops before an offensive. –re´con|cen|tra´tion … Useful english dictionary
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
trate — ad·min·is·trate; an·gus·ti·ros·trate; ar·bi·trate; cal·ci·trate; con·trate; cul·trate; di·op·trate; fe·nes·trate; im·pe·trate; lus·trate; mag·is·trate; mag·is·trate·ship; mi·trate; or·ches·trate; pen·e·trate; per·lus·trate; per·pe·trate;… … English syllables
concentrate — con·cen·trate kän(t) sən .trāt, .sen vb, trat·ed; trat·ing vt 1 a) to bring or direct toward a common center or objective: FOCUS b) to accumulate (a toxic substance) in bodily tissues <fish concentrate mercury> 2) to make less dilute… … Medical dictionary
concentrate — con|cen|trate1 [ kansənə,treıt ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to give all your attention to the thing you are doing: I was sleeping badly and finding it hard to concentrate. concentrate on: Stop talking and concentrate on your work. a )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
concentrate — con•cen•trate [[t]ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt[/t]] v. trat•ed, trat•ing, n. 1) to bring or draw to a common center; direct toward one point; focus: to concentrate one s attention on a problem[/ex] 2) to put or bring into a single place, group, etc.: The… … From formal English to slang
concentrate — con·cen·trate … English syllables
