downtitrate
downtitrate verb: to gradually reduce a dosage while observing the effects; (and usually, especially) to arrive at the optimal dose by so doing.
Verb
downtitrate (third-person singular simple present downtitrates, present participle downtitrating, simple past and past participle downtitrated)
Antonyms of downtitrate
Forms of downtitrate
| third-person singular present | downtitrates |
|---|---|
| present participle | downtitrating |
| past participle | downtitrated |
| past | downtitrated |
| alternative form | down titrate |
| alternative form | down-titrate |
Origin of downtitrate
From down- + titrate; compare also upregulate and downregulate.
Questions about downtitrate
- What does downtitrate mean?
- Downtitrate means to gradually reduce a dosage while observing the effects; (and usually, especially) to arrive at the optimal dose by so doing.
- What part of speech is downtitrate?
- Downtitrate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of downtitrate?
- The past tense of downtitrate is downtitrated.
Words near downtitrate in the dictionary
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