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

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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.

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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.

Example Sentences

I also spoke with several theater leaders in the city of half a million and saw a number of productions that, in complicated titrations of good faith, bore out the themes the authors had raised.

From New York Times

The authors provided evidence that darobactin and BamA bind to each other directly, using a technique called isothermal titration calorimetry, which measures the heat changes associated with physical interactions between molecules.

From Nature

In the video, sales reps rap about titration, the process of increasing the strength of a patient’s prescription until it reaches the adequate level.

From Seattle Times

I have had friends diagnosed with serious mental health conditions in medical school, requiring years-long titration of psychiatric medications, and those who suffered through substance abuse as trainees.

From Scientific American

Here doctors use the principle of titration: Start with the lowest effective dose, then slowly increase the dose until the desired effect is achieved.

From New York Times