titratable

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ti⋅trate

[tahy-treyt]

–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -trat⋅ed, -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:
1860–65; tit(e)r + -ate ¹

Related forms:

ti⋅tra⋅ta⋅ble, ti⋅tra⋅ble [tahy-truh-buh

, adjective

ti⋅tra⋅tion, noun

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ti·trate (tī'trāt')

tr. & intr.v. ti·trat·ed, ti·trat·ing, ti·trates
To determine the concentration of (a solution) by titration or perform the operation of titration.

[From French titrer, from titre, titer; see titer.]
ti'trat'a·ble adj., ti'tra'tor n.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ti·trat·able
Pronunciation: 'tI-"trAt-&-b&l
Function: adjective
: capable of being determined by titration<titratable acidity>

Main Entry: ti·trate
Pronunciation: 'tI-"trAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: ti·trat·ed; ti·trat·ing
transitive senses
: to subject to titration titrate intransitive senses
: to perform titration —ti·tra·tor /-"trAt-&r/ noun

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Medical Dictionary

titrate ti·trate (tī'trāt')
v. ti·trat·ed, ti·trat·ing, ti·trates
To determine the concentration of a solution by titration or perform the operation of titration.

ti'trat'a·ble adj.
ti'tra'tor n.

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