titrate

American  

[tahy-treyt] / ˈtaɪ treɪt /

verb (used with or without object)

Chemistry.

titrated, titrating

1. 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.

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titrate British  

/ ˈtaɪtreɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to measure the volume or concentration of (a solution) by titration

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Other Word Forms

• titrable adjective
• titratable adjective
• titration noun

Etymology

Origin of titrate

First recorded in 1860–65; tit(e)r + -ate ¹

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• titrant vs. titrate

Example Sentences

"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

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

“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

Bilger is understandably preoccupied with titrating Gönner’s cloudy complicity in a regime of pure evil, a task that — to someone outside the family circle — may not seem particularly urgent or even possible to finish.

From New York Times

He said Loftus "will work with the patient to start titrating them down" — or reducing the dosage — "to a normal dose range."

From Salon