titrate
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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titrates,
present (3rd person singular)
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titrated,
past participle, past
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titrating
present participle
verb
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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
Etymology
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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
“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
How many milliliters of a 0.1500-M solution of KOH will be required to titrate 40.00 mL of a 0.0656-M solution of H3PO4?
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
After letting stand 30 minutes, filter and then titrate 50 cc. of the filtrate against standard KOH solution, using phenolphthalein as indicator, 1 cc. of the alkali equals 0.009 gms. lactic acid.
From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Harry Snyder
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 Ameen Fares Rihani
“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
When that didn’t help, another medicine was added and titrated up.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2020
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
Note that when H3PO3 is titrated under these conditions, only one proton of the acid molecule reacts.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
The solution is then titrated with "hypo" as usual.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer
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
Besides the standard solutions, which are required for titrating an assay, permanent solutions of the metal or acid of equivalent strength are very useful.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer
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