alkalimetric

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adjective

Describing a titration in which the titrant is an alkali.

OriginLatin metricus ← Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) ← Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- →
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Meanings

adjectivealkalimetric (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing a titration in which the titrant is an alkali.

Origin

  1. Arabicاَلْقِلْي (al-qily)
  2. Medieval Latinalcali
  3. Frenchalcali
  4. Englishalkali
  5. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  7. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  8. Ancient Greekμετρῐκός (metrĭkós)
  9. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  10. Latinmetrum
  11. Latinmetricus
  12. Englishalkalimetric

From alkali + -metric.

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Translations

Portuguese alcalimétrico
  • alcalimétricodescribing titration in which the titrant is an alkali
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APA

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Chicago

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