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titrate

American  
[tahy-treyt] / ˈtaɪ treɪt /

verb (used with or without object)

Chemistry.
  • titrates,
    present (3rd person singular)
  • titrated,
    past participle,  past
  • titrating
    present participle
  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.


titrate British  
/ ˈtaɪtreɪt /

verb

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

"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

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Origin of titrate

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

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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

What volume of a 0.00945-M solution of potassium hydroxide would be required to titrate 50.00 mL of a sample of acid rain with a H2SO4 concentration of 1.23 10−4 M.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

Boil till the solution clears, cool, dilute, and titrate.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer

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

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

The mixture is then cooled, acidified by means of sulphuric acid, and titrated with decinormal sodium thiosulphate solution.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

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 indicator is a saturated solution of iron alum, or a solution of ferric sulphate of equivalent strength made by titrating acid ferrous sulphate with potassium permanganate.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer

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