Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive & intransitive verb To determine the concentration of (a solution) by titration or perform the operation of titration.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To submit to the process of titration.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb (Chem.) To analyse, or determine the strength of, by means of standard solutions. Cf. Standardized solution, under
solution .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb 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.
- verb medicine To adjust the amount of a drug consumed until the desired effects are achieved.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb measure by (the volume or concentration of solutions) by titration
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In medicine, you "titrate" dosage to determine how much is just right.
Publishing Without Comfort; Thoughts on Editorial Policy 2007
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In medicine, you "titrate" dosage to determine how much is just right.
Printing: Publishing Without Comfort; Thoughts on Editorial Policy 2007
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In medicine, you "titrate" dosage to determine how much is just right.
Publishing Without Comfort; Thoughts on Editorial Policy 2007
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In medicine, you "titrate" dosage to determine how much is just right.
Publishing Without Comfort; Thoughts on Editorial Policy 2007
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And as they take them, most people need to titrate up as they build up tolerance.
Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012
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And as they take them, most people need to titrate up as they build up tolerance.
Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012
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And as they take them, most people need to titrate up as they build up tolerance.
Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012
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And as they take them, most people need to titrate up as they build up tolerance.
Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012
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And as they take them, most people need to titrate up as they build up tolerance.
Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012
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And as they take them, most people need to titrate up as they build up tolerance.
Radley Balko: The New Panic Over Prescription Painkillers Radley Balko 2012
bilby commented on the word titrate
Nigerian English - Urinate, especially at road side or in a bush.
June 15, 2009