| 1. | determination of the concentration, by volume, of a substance in a solution, as by titration. |
| 2. | determination of the volume of gases or changes in their volume during combination. |
| volumetric analysis n.
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volumetric analysis n.
Quantitative analysis using accurately measured titrated volumes of standard chemical solutions.
Analysis of a gas by volume.
volumetric analysis
any method of quantitative chemical analysis in which the amount of a substance is determined by measuring the volume that it occupies or, in broader usage, the volume of a second substance that combines with the first in known proportions, more correctly called titrimetric analysis (see titration).
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