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titratable

titratable

1 8.0
Can be measured by adding a known chemical to find how much is there
  • adjective
  • /taɪˈtreɪtəbl/
  • Specialized
: titulable
  • The amount of acid in the sample is titratable using a standard laboratory method.

Examples

  • Doctors adjusted the medication to a titratable dose for each patient.

  • This solution is titratable.

  • Not all substances in the mixture are titratable by this technique.

  • The solution is titratable with a standard acid.

  • The laboratory measured the titratable acidity of the solution to determine its chemical composition.

  • In the experiment, we analyzed the titratable samples to ensure accuracy in our results.

  • Chemists often focus on titratable properties to assess the effectiveness of different substances.

How Measurable

titratable
  • Specialized
1 8.0
measurable
37 3.7
immeasurable
14 5.5

Surface Forms

titratable positive

Morphology

titratable = titrate (transparent) = titrate + able

Built from the verb 'titrate' + '-able'; the chemical meaning 'able to be measured by titration' follows regular derivational rules.

Etymology

Titratable comes from the chemistry verb titrate, where a liquid is added drop by drop to 'measure' how strong a substance is, like filling a cup until it reaches a mark. So if something is titratable, its amount can be found by that careful drop-by-drop method.