Sekirov Dictionary

aliquot

UK /ˈæl.ɪ.kwɒt/US /ˈæl.ɪ.kwɑt/

noun 2
adjective 1
verb 1
forms 5

noun2

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A portion of a total amount (of some substance or a sample or specimen thereof, usually a solution or suspension).
- Two aliquots each of 57 sample solutions and 15 solutions of NBS Standard No. 950a were assayed. — 1965
Such a portion that divides evenly into the total with no remainder.

adjective1

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Contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.
- The United States standard yard … has a thin strip of silver, ¹⁄₅ inch broad, let into it through its entire length. It is divided into small divisions, each being an aliquot part of an inch. — 1853

verb1

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To separate a volume of solution or suspension into aliquots.
- The nuclear pellet was resuspended in homogenizing buffer (about 25 ml), aliquoted into Eppendorf tubes and stored at -80°C. — 1994

forms

aliquoted · aliquotted · aliquoting · aliquotting · aliquots

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