titrate

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French titrer, from titre (“title, quality, chemical proportion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪtɹeɪt/, /ˈtaɪtɹeɪt/

Verb

1. (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, Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home, Simon & Schuster, published 2005, page 122:

     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.

2. (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

Translations

to ascertain the concentration of a solution

• Belarusian: цітраваць (citravacʹ)
• Dutch: titreren (nl)
• Finnish: titrata (fi)
• French: titrer (fr)
• German: titrieren (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: titolare (it)
• Maori: ine kukū
• Polish: miareczkować
• Russian: титровать (ru) (titrovatʹ)
• Spanish: titrar

Further reading

• titration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• attrite, tattier