concentration

n. careful attention; strength of a solution; assembly, gathering

In chemistry, concentration is the measure of how much of a given substance there is mixed with another substance. This can apply to any sort of chemical mixture, but most frequently the concept is limited to homogeneous solutions, where it refers to the amount of solute in a substance.To concentrate a solution, one must add more solute, or reduce the amount of solvent (for instance, by selective evaporation). By contrast, to dilute a solution, one must add more solvent, or reduce the amount of solute.Unless two substances are fully miscible there exists a concentration at which no further solute will dissolve in a solution. At this point, the solution is said to be saturated. If additional solute is added to a saturated solution, it will not dissolve (except in certain circumstances, when supersaturation may occur). Instead, phase separation will occur, leading to either coexisting phases or a suspension. The point of saturation depends on many variables such as ambient temperature and the precise chemical nature of the solvent and solute.
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Concentration /con·cen·tra·tion/ 1. increase in strength by evaporation. 2. the ratio of the mass or volume of a solute to the mass or volume of the [more]Concentration - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume (expressed as moles/cubic meter)
(hypernym) property
(hyponym) titer, titre
(derivation) concentrate
2. the spatial property of being crowded together
(synonym) density, denseness, compactness
(antonym) distribution, dispersion
(hypernym) spacing, spatial arrangement
(hyponym) bits per inch, bpi
(derivation) concentrate
3. strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing extraneous material
(antonym) dilution
(hypernym) strengthening
(hyponym) pervaporation
(derivation) condense, concentrate, contract
4. increase in density
(hypernym) increase
(hyponym) compaction, compression, concretion, densification
(derivation) boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate
5. complete attention; intense mental effort
(synonym) engrossment, absorption, immersion
(hypernym) attention
(hyponym) focus, focusing, focussing, direction, centering
(derivation) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
6. bringing together military forces
(hypernym) assembly, assemblage, gathering
(derivation) concentrate
7. great and constant diligence and attention
(synonym) assiduity, assiduousness
(hypernym) diligence, industriousness, industry
(hyponym) intentness, engrossment
(derivation) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet

n. concentration, focusing, condensation, focus