Definition of Titration

1. Noun. A measured amount of a solution of unknown concentration is added to a known volume of a second solution until the reaction between them is just complete; the concentration of the unknown solution (the titer) can then be calculated.

Generic synonyms: Volumetric Analysis
Derivative terms: Titrate

Definition of Titration

1. n. The act or process of titrating; a substance obtained by titrating.

Definition of Titration

1. Noun. (analytical chemistry) The determination of the concentration of some substance in a solution by slowly adding measured amounts of some other substance (normally using a burette) until a reaction is shown to be complete, for instance by the colour change of an indicator. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Titration

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Titration

1. The act or process of titrating; a substance obtained by titrating. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Titration

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Literary usage of Titration

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Standard Methods of Chemical Analysis: A Manual of Analytical Methods and by Wilfred Welday Scott (1922)
"The titration of this salt is accomplished by addition ... An approximate estimation of this may be obtained by titration with normal acid in presence of ..."

2. Methods of Practical Hygiene by Karl Bernhard Lehmann (1893)
"Titration of a Specimen of Water.—In examining a water we proceed in exactly the ... If in the first titration decidedly more .than 8 cc. of the solution, ..."

3. A Method for the Identification of Pure Organic Compounds by a Systematic by Samuel Parsons Mulliken (1916)
"Regardless of whether the substance dissolves or not, this titration leads to one of the following two results: (1) If more than 1.00 cc. of ..."

4. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"The colour change is rendered more delicate by conducting the titration in the monochromatic light obtained by heating a bead of sodium carbonate in a ..."

5. The Determination of Hydrogen Ions: An Elementary Treatise on the Hydrogen by William Mansfield Clark (1920)
"COMPARISON OF EXPERIMENTAL Titration CURVE OF ACETIC ACID WITH THEORETICAL APPROXIMATION With the use of this equation we" can chart some important ..."

6. A Systematic Handbook of Volumetric Analysis: Or, The Quantitative by Francis Sutton (1901)
"The number of cc used in the latter titration are due to the soluble acids, and are calculated to caprylic acid. The fatty acids in the flask and any little ..."

7. Food Inspection and Analysis: For the Use of Public Analysts, Health by Albert Ernest Leach (1920)
"A stream of hydrogen is allowed to pass over the hydrogen electrode and bubble through the solution continuously during the titration. ..."

8. Food Inspection and Analysis: For the Use of Public Analysts, Health by Albert Ernest Leach (1920)
"A stream of hydrogen is allowed to pass over the hydrogen electrode and bubble through the solution continuously during the titration. ..."

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