titration

/ (taɪˈtreɪʃən) /

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an operation, used in volumetric analysis, in which a measured amount of one solution is added to a known quantity of another solution until the reaction between the two is complete. If the concentration of one solution is known, that of the other can be calculated

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Words nearby titration

titoki, Tito, Marshal, Titov, titrant, titrate, titration, titre, titrimetric, tits and ass, tit-tat-toe, titter

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How to use titration in a sentence

During the titration, the solution rapidly became dark brown.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
It has been assumed in these rules that the titration has yielded proportional results; but these are not always obtained.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
If an excess, subtract it from the result of each titration; if a deficit, add it; and use the standard in the usual way.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
In the titration of iron by permanganate solution there are two reactions.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

Very similar to this last problem is the question suggested under the head "Indirect Titration" (p. 43).
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

Medical definitions for titration

titration

[ tī-trā′shən ]

The process, operation, or method of determining the concentration of a substance in a solution to which the addition of a reagent having a known concentration is made in carefully measured amounts until a reaction of definite and known proportion is completed, as shown by a color change or by electrical measurement, and then calculating the unknown concentration.

Scientific definitions for titration

titration

[ tī-trā′shən ]

The process or operation of determining the concentration of a substance in solution. Titration is performed by adding to a known volume of the solution a standard reagent of known concentration in carefully measured amounts until a reaction of definite and known proportion is completed (as shown by a color change or by electrical measurement) and then calculating the unknown concentration.

Cultural definitions for titration

titration

[ (teye-tray-shuhn) ]

In chemistry, the determination of what materials are present in a sample by adding precise amounts of known chemicals and observing the chemical reaction.

notes for titration

The term titration is occasionally used informally to suggest extreme precision in some sort of measurement or determination.