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verb (titrat, es)
- (context, transitive, 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.
- 2005: He was obsessed with making LSD even purer than Sandoz, producing it first in powder form in gelatin capsules as well as light-blue liquid ("Mother's Milk") that was easily recognizable when titrated onto sugar cubes. " Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home (Simon & Schuster 2005, p. 122)
Translations: - Italian: titolare
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Etymology: From titrer, from titre "title, quality, chemical proportion".
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