/al"i kweuht/ , adj.
1. Math. forming an exact proper divisor: An aliquot part of 15 is 5.
2. Chem. , Pharm. comprising a known fraction of a whole and constituting a sample: an aliquot quantity of acid for analysis.
n.
3. an aliquot part.
[ 1560-70; ali- some other + quot as many as ]