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aliquot

Pronunciation: /ˈæl.ɪ.kwɒt/

The English word “aliquot” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.

noun

  1. A portion of a total amount (of some substance or a sample or specimen thereof, usually a solution or suspension).
  2. Such a portion that divides evenly into the total with no remainder.

verb

  1. To separate a volume of solution or suspension into aliquots.

Etymology

From French aliquote, from Latin aliquot.

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