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.
OTHER WORDS FROM titrate
ti·tra·ta·ble, ti·tra·ble [tahy-truh-buh l] /ˈtaɪ trə bəl/, adjective ti·tra·tion, nounWords nearby titrate
titograd,
titoism,
titoki,
titov,
titrant,
titrate,
titration,
titre,
titrimetric,
tits and ass,
titter
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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, adjectiveWord Origin for titrate
C19: from French
titrer; see
titre
Medical definitions for titration (1 of 2)
titration
[ tī-trā′shən ]
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
[ tī′trāt′ ]
v.
To determine the concentration of a solution by titration or perform the operation of titration.
Other words from titrate
ti′trat′a•ble adj. ti′tra′tor n.Scientific definitions for titration
titration
[ tī-trā′shən ]
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.