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titration

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The determination of the concentration of some substance in a solution by slowly adding measured amounts of some other substance (normally using a burette) until a reaction is shown to be complete, for instance by the colour change of an indicator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: analytical chemistry

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a measured amount of a solution of unknown concentration is added to a known volume of a second solution until the reaction between them is just complete; the concentration of the unknown solution (the titer) can then be calculated

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: volumetric analysis

History

Etymology

From titrate + -ion, see titrate.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُعَايَرَة (muʕāyara) — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Bulgarian: титруване (titruvane) — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Chinese Cantonese: 滴定 (dik6 ding6) — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滴定 (dīdìng) — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Czech: titrace — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Danish: titrering — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Finnish: titraus — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • French: titrage — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • German: Titration — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Greek: ογκομέτρηση (ogkométrisi) — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Indonesian: titrasi — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Italian: titolazione — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Malay: pentitratan — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Māori: tātairanga kukū — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Māori: inenga kukū — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Norwegian Bokmål: titrering — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: titrering — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Polish: miareczkowanie — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Polish: alkacymetria — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Portuguese: titulação — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Slovak: titrácia — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Spanish: valoración — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Spanish: titulación — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
  • Vietnamese: chuẩn độ — determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction