titrate

[ tahy-treyt ]
/ ˈtaɪ treɪt /

verb (used with or without object), ti·trat·ed, ti·trat·ing. Chemistry.

to ascertain the quantity of a given constituent by adding a liquid reagent of known strength and measuring the volume necessary to convert the constituent to another form.

Origin of titrate

First recorded in 1860–65; tit(e)r + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM titrate

ti·tra·ta·ble, ti·tra·ble [tahy-truh-buh l] /ˈtaɪ trə bəl/, adjective ti·tra·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for titration (1 of 2)

titration
/ (taɪˈtreɪʃən) /

noun

an operation, used in volumetric analysis, in which a measured amount of one solution is added to a known quantity of another solution until the reaction between the two is complete. If the concentration of one solution is known, that of the other can be calculated

British Dictionary definitions for titration (2 of 2)

titrate
/ (ˈtaɪtreɪt) /

verb

(tr) to measure the volume or concentration of (a solution) by titration

Derived forms of titrate

titratable, adjective

Word Origin for titrate

C19: from French titrer; see titre

Medical definitions for titration (1 of 2)

titration
[ tī-trāshən ]

n.

The process, operation, or method of determining the concentration of a substance in a solution to which the addition of a reagent having a known concentration is made in carefully measured amounts until a reaction of definite and known proportion is completed, as shown by a color change or by electrical measurement, and then calculating the unknown concentration.

Medical definitions for titration (2 of 2)

titrate
[ tītrāt′ ]

v.

To determine the concentration of a solution by titration or perform the operation of titration.

Other words from titrate

titrat′a•ble adj. titra′tor n.

Scientific definitions for titration

titration
[ tī-trāshən ]

The process or operation of determining the concentration of a substance in solution. Titration is performed by adding to a known volume of the solution a standard reagent of known concentration in carefully measured amounts until a reaction of definite and known proportion is completed (as shown by a color change or by electrical measurement) and then calculating the unknown concentration.

Cultural definitions for titration

titration
[ (teye-tray-shuhn) ]

In chemistry, the determination of what materials are present in a sample by adding precise amounts of known chemicals and observing the chemical reaction.

notes for titration

The term titration is occasionally used informally to suggest extreme precision in some sort of measurement or determination.