quantitate

/ˈkwɒn.tɪ.teɪt/

quantitate verb: to measure the quantity of, especially with high accuracy and taking uncertainty into account, as in quantitative analysis.

Verb

quantitate (third-person singular simple present quantitates, present participle quantitating, simple past and past participle quantitated)

(transitive) To measure the quantity of, especially with high accuracy and taking uncertainty into account, as in quantitative analysis.
- Lastly, a "toeprint" of 30S subunits bound to T4 gene 32 mRNA has been observed with MMLV reverse transcriptase; while the experiment has not been quantitated, appearance of a signal at a subunit concentration of 0.02 μM is consistent with a binding constant on the order of 10⁷ M⁻¹ (Hartz et al....2012, K.H. Nierhaus, F. Franceschi, A.R. Subramanian, The Translational Apparatus: Structure, Function, Regulation, Evolution, page 198
Synonyms:

quantify

third-person singular present	quantitates
present participle	quantitating
past participle	quantitated
past	quantitated

Back-formation from quantitative.

What does quantitate mean?: Quantitate means to measure the quantity of, especially with high accuracy and taking uncertainty into account, as in quantitative analysis.
What part of speech is quantitate?: Quantitate is a verb.
How do you pronounce quantitate?: Quantitate is pronounced /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.teɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of quantitate?: The past tense of quantitate is quantitated.

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