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VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagents
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("volumetric analysis" is a kind of...):
quantitative analysis; quantitative chemical analysis (chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "volumetric analysis"):
acidimetry (volumetric analysis using standard solutions of acids to measure the amount of a base present)
alkalimetry (volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to measure the amount of acid present)
titration (a measured amount of a solution of unknown concentration is added to a known volume of a second solution until the reaction between them is just complete; the concentration of the unknown solution (the titer) can then be calculated)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Determination of the volume of gases (or changes in their volume) during combination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("volumetric analysis" is a kind of...):
quantitative analysis; quantitative chemical analysis (chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance)
