adj
Meaning 1
Precisely measured.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
titrate
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɪtɹeɪt/
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪtɹeɪt/
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Australian: /ˈtɪtɹæɪt/
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Australian: /ˈtɑetɹæɪt/
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New-Zealand: /ˈtətɹæɪt/
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New-Zealand: /ˈtaɪtɹæɪt/
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New-Zealand: [ˈtɑe̯tɹæɪt]
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rhymes with -aɪtɹeɪt
noun
Meaning 2
A solution of unknown concentration which is (to be) tested by means of titration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: analytical chemistry
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verb
Meaning 4
To adjust the amount of a drug consumed until the desired effects are achieved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
- A 5mg dose could not ease the pain, so he titrated to 10mg which brought him immediate relief.
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 5
To precisely control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: calibrate, fine-tune, gauge
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
measure by (the volume or concentration of solutions) by titration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quantify, measure
History
Etymology
From French titré or the above verb, either on the basis of -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Back-formation from titration or from the above verb, either on the basis of -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Modelled after French titrer. Equivalent to French titre (“title, quality, chemical proportion”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: цітраваць (citravacʹ) — to ascertain the concentration of a solution
- Bulgarian: титрувам (titruvam) — to ascertain the concentration of a solution
- Dutch: titreren — to ascertain the concentration of a solution
- Finnish: titrata — to ascertain the concentration of a solution
- French: titrer — to ascertain the concentration of a solution
- German: titrieren — to ascertain the concentration of a solution
- Greek: τιτλοδοτώ (titlodotó) — to ascertain the concentration of a solution
- Hungarian: titrál — to ascertain the concentration of a solution
- Italian: titolare — to ascertain the concentration of a solution
- Māori: ine kukū — to ascertain the concentration of a solution
- Polish: miareczkować — to ascertain the concentration of a solution
- Portuguese: titular — to ascertain the concentration of a solution
- Russian: титровать (titrovatʹ) — to ascertain the concentration of a solution
- Spanish: titular — to ascertain the concentration of a solution