titrating
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present participleof titrate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
titrateverb (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.
Example Sentences
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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