Titrate
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈtɪtreɪt/, /ˈtaɪtreɪt/
Origin
From French titrer, from titre ("title, quality, chemical proportion").
Full definition of titrate
Verb
- (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, 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 Milkâ€) that was easily recognizable when titrated onto sugar cubes.
- (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.