Associations to the word «Titrate»

Wiktionary

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.
TITRATE, verb. (medicine) To adjust the amount of a drug consumed until the desired effects are achieved.

Dictionary definition

TITRATE, verb. Measure by (the volume or concentration of solutions) by titration.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats