silver-titration
|sil-ver-ti-tra-tion|
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/ˈsɪlvər taɪˈtreɪʃən/
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/ˈsɪlvə taɪˈtreɪʃ(ə)n/
titration using silver ions
Etymology
'silver-titration' is a compound of 'silver' and 'titration'; 'silver' originates from Old English, specifically the word 'seolfor', where it referred to the metal.
'titration' changed from French 'titration' (from the verb 'titrer') and ultimately from Latin 'titulus'; the modern English 'titration' developed through French and scientific usage in the 18th–19th centuries.
Initially, 'silver' simply meant the metal and 'titration' meant the analytical act of determining concentration; combined, the term came to mean the specific analytical procedure that uses silver ions as the titrant.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a type of titration that uses silver ions (commonly silver nitrate) as the titrant to determine the concentration of analytes such as halides, thiocyanate, or cyanide; includes methods such as the Mohr, Volhard, and Fajans procedures.
The lab performed a silver-titration to determine the chloride concentration in the wastewater sample.
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