overtitrate

English

Etymology

over- +‎ titrate

Verb

overtitrate (third-person singular simple present overtitrates, present participle overtitrating, simple past and past participle overtitrated)

1. (analytical chemistry) To add too much titrant to an analyte, so that the amount added passes the endpoint.
   • (Can we date this quote?), Dr. David Chesney, “CH 2212 Practice titration exercise”, in Michigan Technological University‎^[1]:

     They would then titrate the remaining solution rapidly to the endpoint, knowing that they might overtitrate a bit.

Related terms

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