titrate

verb (used with object), verb (used 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:
1860–65; tit(e)r + -ate¹

Related forms

ti·tra·ta·ble, ti·tra·ble

[tahy-truh-buh

l] , adjective

ti·tra·tion, noun

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titrate (ˈtaɪtreɪt)

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

[C19: from French titrer; see titre]

ti'tratable

—*adj*

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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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