TITRATE


Meaning of TITRATE in English

/ taɪˈtreɪt; NAmE ; tɪ-/ verb

[ vn ] ( chemistry ) to find out how much of a particular substance is in a liquid by measuring how much of another substance is needed to react with it

►  ti·tra·tion / -ˈtreɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from French titrer (from titre in the sense fineness of alloyed gold or silver) ) + -ate .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.