verb (used with or without object), ti·trat·ed, ti·trat·ing. Chemistry.
Origin of titrate
Examples from the Web for titrate
Titrate the residual acid with a semi-normal solution of alkali.
Add phenolphthalein to the filtrate and titrate with N/10 acid and calculate the per cent.Soap-Making Manual|E. G. Thomssen
Titrate the two solutions side by side and as nearly as possible in the same manner.
Dilute with water, and titrate the residual iron with standard solution of bichromate of potassium.
Cool and titrate the remaining ferrous iron with the permanganate or bichromate of potassium solution.
Word Origin for titrate
1870, from French titrer, from titre "title, qualification" (see titration).