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titrating

  • present participle
    of titrate.
    titrate
    verb (used with or without object)
    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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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

About 7-8 grammes of the sample are dissolved in water, and made up to 100 c.c., and the total alkalinity determined by titrating 20 c.c. with N/1 acid, using methyl orange as indicator.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by W. H. Simmons

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