Meanings
plural titrations
- countableuncountableanalytical chemistryThe determination of the concentration of some substance in a solution by slowly adding measured amounts of some other substance (normally using a burette) until a reaction is shown to be complete, for instance by the colour change of an indicator
- countableuncountablemedicineThe gradual adjustment of the dosage of a medication to determine the appropriate dose.
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SSRIs are the best thing that's ever happened to me. Things are going great at work. My sister yelled at me, but I didn't care. At 3:00 PM, I feel so tired I collapse. I entered a fugue state and woke up on the set of Good Morning America. / Right, you're still in the titration period, though that should be over soon. / What do you mean? / Patients can experience euphoria and fatigue during the first couple of weeks of medication, but don't worry. After that, you'll level out and start feeling like more like yourself.
2026, Samantha Riley, “On No, I'm Still Talking” (19:16 from the start), in Anthony Chun, director, DANG!, season 1, episode 7, spoken by Andrew and Doctor, via Netflix
Origin
From titrate + -ion, see titrate.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُعَايَرَة
- مُعَايَرَة (muʕāyara)determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Bulgarian титруване
- титруване (titruvane)determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Chinese Cantonese 滴定
- 滴定 (dik⁶ ding⁶)determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Chinese Mandarin 滴定
- 滴定 (dīdìng)determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Czech titrace
- titracedetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Danish titrering
- titreringdetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Finnish titraus
- titrausdetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
French titrage
- titragedetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
German Titration
- Titrationdetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Greek ογκομέτρηση
- ογκομέτρηση (ogkométrisi)determination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Indonesian titrasi
- titrasidetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Italian titolazione
- titolazionedetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Malay pentitratan
- pentitratandetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Māori tātairanga kukū, inenga kukū
- tātairanga kukūdetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
- inenga kukūdetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Norwegian Bokmål titrering
- titreringdetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Polish miareczkowanie, alkacymetria
- miareczkowaniedetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
- alkacymetriadetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Portuguese titulação
- titulaçãodetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Slovak titrácia
- titráciadetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Spanish valoración, titulación
- valoracióndetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
- titulacióndetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
Vietnamese chuẩn độ
- chuẩn độdetermination of concentration, by addition of reagent until completion of reaction
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titration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/titration
“titration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/titration. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “titration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/titration.
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