Definition of concentrate

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Concentrate (v. t.) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to concentrate the attention..

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Ethylene :: Ethylene (n.) A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H4, forming an important ingredient of illuminating gas, and also obtained by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid in alcohol. It is an unsaturated compound and combines directly with chlorine and bromine to form oily liquids (Dutch liquid), -- hence called olefiant gas. Called also ethene, elayl, and formerly, bicarbureted hydrogen..
Arrest :: Arrest (v. t.) To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.
Salvo :: Salvo (n.) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley..
Condenser :: Condenser (n.) A lens or mirror, usually of short focal distance, used to concentrate light upon an object..
Blowpipe :: Blowpipe (n.) A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object..
Concentrated :: Concentrated (imp. & p. p.) of Concentrat.
Cassareep :: Cassareep (n.) A condiment made from the sap of the bitter cassava (Manihot utilissima) deprived of its poisonous qualities, concentrated by boiling, and flavored with aromatics. See Pepper pot..
Pith :: Pith (n.) Hence: The which contains the strength of life; the vital or essential part; concentrated force; vigor; strength; importance; as, the speech lacked pith..
Diacaustic :: Diacaustic (n.) That which burns by refraction, as a double convex lens, or the sun's rays concentrated by such a lens, sometimes used as a cautery..
Focalize :: Focalize (v. t.) To bring to a focus; to focus; to concentrate.
Compacted :: Compacted (a.) Compact; pressed close; concentrated; firmly united.
Buddle :: Buddle (n.) An apparatus, especially an inclined trough or vat, in which stamped ore is concentrated by subjecting it to the action of running water so as to wash out the lighter and less valuable portions..
Concentration :: Concentration (n.) The act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration..
Concentrate :: Concentrate (v. i.) To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as, population tends to concentrate in cities..
Gather :: Gather (v. i.) To concentrate; to come to a head, as a sore, and generate pus; as, a boil has gathered..
Concentre :: Concentre (v. t.) To draw or direct to a common center; to bring together at a focus or point, as two or more lines; to concentrate..
Concentrate :: Concentrate (v. t.) To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to dilute..
Frue Vanner :: Frue vanner () A moving, inclined, endless apron on which ore is concentrated by a current of water; a kind of buddle..
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things. Specifically: A summary or an epitome, as of a treatise or book, or of a statement; a brief..
Exalt :: Exalt (v. t.) To render pure or refined; to intensify or concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies..
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