titrate
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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Present
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titratesimple
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titratessimple
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have titratedperfect
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has titratedperfect
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am titratingprogressive
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are titratingprogressive
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is titratingprogressive
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have been titratingperfect progressive
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has been titratingperfect progressive
Past
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titratedsimple
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had titratedperfect
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was titratingprogressive
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were titratingprogressive
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had been titratingperfect progressive
Future
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"It's nice to be able to titrate in a virtual space for people who experience considerable distress even attempting to part with possessions."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2023
“They could definitely have a lot of poor side effects, because they didn't titrate up to that level yet,” Godwin says.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 1, 2023
I.C.U. nurses are trained to titrate several medications and drips.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye” entails another challenge, which is to titrate the correct balance of critique and cynicism.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
Dissolve the residue in neutral alcohol and titrate with standard alkali using phenolphthalein as an indicator.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.
Fosse’s aesthetic titrates Bruce’s self-righteousness while keeping him in the picture as an important artist.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 20, 2018
And in this Mortar he mixes and titrates with his Neighbour’s Pestle some of his fantasy and insight.
From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares
“We would rather add supply to the market in an organized and titrated way rather than over a cliff.”
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Every dose at Columbia Care New York is consistent and titrated, meaning it’s increased, if need be, slowly over time.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 4, 2019
The hydrofluoric acid solution was titrated, and 68.43 mL of 0.3172 M sodium hydroxide was required to reach the equivalence point.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
It wasn’t the music — they’d been careful to include a finely titrated playlist of crowd pleasers.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2018
Fifth—After the addition of 2 to 5 cubic centimeters of α naphtholphthalein solution the solution is titrated with N/40 alcoholic stearic acid. α naphtholphthalein is red with an excess of stearic acid.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.
This means that if a patient reacts badly to a dose of 0.50, Stanford might keep them on 0.25 for six months before titrating them to the higher dose.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2023
He said Loftus "will work with the patient to start titrating them down" — or reducing the dosage — "to a normal dose range."
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2023
Nurses are taking to social media to convey the extremity of their situations: They talk about war zones, about titrating a dozen IV drips while troubleshooting fluky ventilators, all without reliable stockpiles of supplies.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2020
Note that the pH at the equivalence point of this titration is significantly greater than 7, as expected when titrating a weak acid with a strong base.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
The assay should be contained in a pint flask, and be cooled before titrating.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
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