titrate
/ˈtaɪ.treɪt/ IELTSAcademic
verb
To find the amount of a substance in a solution by adding a known chemical until the reaction is complete. In chemistry and medicine, this can also mean to adjust a dose or level slowly and carefully.
- The lab technician titrated the acid solution.
- Doctors titrate the medicine to the right dose.
- They titrated the mixture until it changed color.
Adinary Nuance
Titrate is more precise than words like measure, test, or adjust. Use it in science, lab work, or medicine when the amount is changed in small steps and carefully checked. It sounds technical and is not common in everyday speech.
In other languages
- Vietnamese
- chuẩn độ
- Spanish
- titular
- Chinese
- 滴定
- Japanese
- 滴定する
- Korean
- 적정하다
Etymology
Titrate came into English in the early 1800s from French titrer, based on Latin titulus, meaning 'title' or 'label'. It first referred to measuring chemical strength.
Common phrases
titrate a solutiontitrate the dosetitrate upwardtitrate carefully
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Frequently asked questions
- Is titrate a common everyday word?
- No. It is mainly used in chemistry, labs, and medicine.
- What is the difference between titrate and adjust?
- Titrate means adjust in small, measured steps, often while testing the result.
- Can titrate be used in medicine?
- Yes. Doctors may titrate a drug dose to get the right effect.
- How do I use titrate in a sentence?
- You can say, 'The nurse titrated the dose slowly.'