Etymology

acidimetric

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Today it means: Describing a titration in which the titrant is an acid. Full definition →

Latin metricus ← Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) ← Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*akēō
  4. Latinaceō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Latinacidu
  7. Frenchacide
  8. Englishacid
  9. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  11. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  12. Ancient Greekμετρῐκός (metrĭkós)
  13. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  14. Latinmetrum
  15. Latinmetricus
  16. English todayacidimetric

From acid + -metric.

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