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Citrate vs Titrate - What's the difference?

citrate | titrate |

As verbs the difference between citrate and titrate

is that citrate is to cause to form citrate while titrate is 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.

As a noun citrate

is any salt or ester of citric acid.

citrate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any salt or ester of citric acid.

    • Related terms

    * ferric ammonium citrate * Benedict's solution * sildenafil citrate (Viagra)

    Verb

    (citrat)
  • To cause to form citrate.

    • Related terms

    * citration

    References

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    Anagrams

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    titrate

    English

    Verb

    (titrat)
  • (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) 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.

    • Derived terms

    * titrant * titratable * titrated * titration * titrator

    Related terms

    * titer * titre

    External links

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