As a verb titrate
is (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.
As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.
As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.
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
* (titration)
Anagrams
*
x
Translingual
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Etymology 1
Letter
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Symbol
(
mul-symbol)
A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
strike
Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbones
Derived terms
* XXX
See also
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Roman numerals
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