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aliquot

/ˈæl.ɪ.kwɒt/US/ˈæl.ɪ.kwɑt/

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aliquot adjective: contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.

Adjective

aliquot (not comparable)

  1. Contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.
    • If, therefore, every aliquot diviſion produced a ſenſible effect by it's vibration, we ſhould hear in every muſical ſtring an infinite variety of chords, diſſonant and conſonant, in ſharp and flat keys at the ſame time.1794, George Adams (Jr), Lectures on Natural and Experimental Philosophy, Considered in its Present State of Improvement. Describing, in a Familiar and Easy Manner, The Principal Phenomena of Nature...
    • 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, Joseph Whitworth, New York Industrial Exhibition: Official Report, page 166

Noun

aliquot (plural aliquots)

  1. (broadly) A portion of a total amount (of some substance or a sample or specimen thereof, usually a solution or suspension).
    • Meronym: subaliquot
    • Two aliquots each of 57 sample solutions and 15 solutions of NBS Standard No. 950a were assayed.1965 December 1, Martha Smith Richmond, Analysis of Uranium Concentrates at the National Bureau of Standards, National Bureau of Standards, NBS Misc. Publ. 260-8, page 26
    Synonyms:
    aliquant
    1. (broadly, strictly) Such a portion that divides evenly into the total with no remainder.
      • Meronym: subaliquot

Verb

aliquot (third-person singular simple present aliquots, present participle aliquoting or aliquotting, simple past and past participle aliquoted or aliquotted)

  1. (informal, transitive) 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, Patricia Viola Racenis, Phosphatidate Biosynthesis in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, University of Michigan, page 34
    • The final solution is filtered, aliquoted into 150 μL portions, and stored at –70°C.2002, Joachim Close, “20: Preparation of Protein Samples from Mouse and Human Tissues for 2-D Electrophoresis”, in John M. Walker, editor, The Protein Protocols Handbook, Humana Press, page 144

aliquot meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

aliquot in Tamil

சரி ஈவான, சிற்றளவு, மாதிரிக்கூறு

aliquot in Indonesian

contained an integral number of times
alikuot
portion
alikuot

Examples of aliquot in a sentence

  • [T]he meal should be divided in aliquot parts among the members of the sick and indigent roomkeeper’s association as a token of his regard and esteem.1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
  • Composite samples are formed by physically mixing aliquots of individual samples.2011, Ganapati P. Patil, Sharad D. Gore, Charles Taillie, Composite Sampling, Springer, page 115:
  • Serum was aliquoted into 10 mL aliquants and frozen at -20°C until use.2006, Elizabeth Ann Dille, Establishing an in Vitro Follicle Culture System to Study the Effect of Endometriosis on Infertility, University...

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Synonyms of aliquot

Antonyms

Forms of aliquot

Noun
pluralaliquots
Verb
third-person singular presentaliquots
present participlealiquoting
present participlealiquotting
past participlealiquoted
pastaliquoted
past participlealiquotted
pastaliquotted

Origin of aliquot

From French aliquote, from Latin aliquot.

Words formed from aliquot

Questions about aliquot

What does aliquot mean?
Aliquot means contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.
What is aliquot in Tamil?
Aliquot in Tamil is சரி ஈவான, சிற்றளவு, மாதிரிக்கூறு. See Aliquot meaning in Tamil.
How do you use aliquot in a sentence?
[T]he meal should be divided in aliquot parts among the members of the sick and indigent roomkeeper’s association as a token of his regard and esteem.
What part of speech is aliquot?
Aliquot can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce aliquot?
Aliquot is pronounced /ˈæl.ɪ.kwɒt/ (UK).

Words near aliquot in the dictionary

  1. aliptas
  2. Alipurduar
  3. Aliqoli
  4. aliquant
  5. aliquants
  6. aliquot
  7. aliquotation
  8. aliquotations
  9. aliquote
  10. aliquoted
  11. aliquotes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aliquot (page history and authors); aliquot (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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