titrate

== English == === Etymology 1 === Modelled after French titrer. Equivalent to French titre (“title, quality, chemical proportion”) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtɪtɹeɪt/, /ˈtaɪtɹeɪt/ Rhymes: -aɪtɹeɪt ==== Verb ==== titrate (third-person singular simple present titrates, present participle titrating, simple past and past participle titrated) (analytical chemistry) To ascertain the amount of a constituent in a solution (or other mixture) by measuring the volume of a known concentration (the "standard solution") needed to complete a reaction. (medicine, intransitive) To adjust the amount of a drug consumed until the desired effects are achieved. A 5mg dose could not ease the pain, so he titrated to 10mg which brought him immediate relief. (figuratively) To precisely control. Synonyms: calibrate, fine-tune, gauge ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== titer titre titrant ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Back-formation from titration or from the above verb, either on the basis of -ate (noun-forming suffix). ==== Noun ==== titrate (plural titrates) A solution of unknown concentration which is (to be) tested by means of titration. ===== Coordinate terms ===== titrant === Etymology 3 === From French titré or the above verb, either on the basis of -ate (adjective-forming suffix). ==== Adjective ==== titrate (comparative more titrate, superlative most titrate) (obsolete) Precisely measured. === Further reading === titration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === attrite, tattier == Spanish == === Verb === titrate second-person singular voseo imperative of titrar combined with te