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titration

British  
/ taɪˈtreɪʃən /

noun

  1. 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

"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

titration Scientific  
/ tī-trā′shən /
  1. 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.


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


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

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Action said it works to reduce hours to prepare children for school and that every patient has a titration plan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

That means they may want to increase the dose more slowly rather than sticking to the standard titration schedule.

From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026

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

Perform stoichiometric calculations using typical titration and gravimetric data.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

My life is now a desperate struggle for survival. . . with occasional titration.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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