aliquot

[ al-i-kwuht ]

/ ˈæl ɪ kwət /

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adjective

Mathematics. forming an exact proper divisor: An aliquot part of 15 is 5.

Chemistry, Pharmacology. comprising a known fraction of a whole and constituting a sample: an aliquot quantity of acid for analysis.

noun

an aliquot part.

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Origin of aliquot

1560–70; <Latin, equivalent to ali- some other + quot as many as

Words nearby aliquot

aliphatic, aliphatic acids, alipterion, aliquant, Aliquippa, aliquot, -alis, Alison, alisphenoid, Alissa, alist

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How to use aliquot in a sentence

Aliquot, al′i-kwot, adj. such a part of a number as will divide it without a remainder.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Ob mirum hic ingenium Venctiis aliquot annos publice condutus vixit.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 356, June, 1845|Various
Mix the solution well, pour through a dry filter and determine the dextrose in an aliquot.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
Erant in iuventute Romana adulescentes aliquot, sodales adulescentium Tarquiniorum.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond

These grooves run spirally, and form each an aliquot part of a revolution from the chamber to the muzzle.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for aliquot

aliquot

/ (ˈælɪˌkwɒt) /

adjective

maths of, signifying, or relating to an exact divisor of a quantity or number3 is an aliquot part of 12 Compare aliquant

consisting of equal quantitiesthe sample was divided into five aliquot parts

noun

an aliquot part

Word Origin for aliquot

C16: from Latin: several, a few

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for aliquot

aliquot

[ ăl′ĭ-kwŏt′, -kwət ]

A portion of the whole, especially one of two or more samples of something that have the same volume or weight.