Aliquot Definition

ălĭ-kwŏt, -kwət
aliquots
adjective
Of, relating to, or denoting an exact divisor or factor of a quantity, especially of an integer.
American Heritage
Designating or of a portion, part, or sample of a chemical, medicine, etc.
Webster's New World
Designating a part of a number that divides the number evenly and leaves no remainder.
8 is an aliquot part of 24
Webster's New World
The definition of aliquot is of a part of medicine or chemicals, or a number that divides another number evenly.
An example of something aliquot is a part of penicillin.
An example of something aliquot is the number 2 to the number 6.
YourDictionary
Contained in the whole an integral number of times;
Wiktionary
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noun
aliquots
An aliquot part.
Webster's New World
Aliquot means a part of a chemical or medicine, or a number that evenly divides another number.
An example of an aliquot is a portion of DayQuil.
An example of an aliquot is the number 4 to the number 16.
YourDictionary

(chemistry, biotechnology) A portion of a total amount of a solution or suspension.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • aliquot part
Antonyms:
verb
(slang, chemistry, biotechnology) To separate a volume of solution or suspension into aliquots.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Aliquot

Noun

Singular:
aliquot
Plural:
aliquots

Origin of Aliquot

  • Latin aliquot a number of, several alius some al-1 in Indo-European roots quot how many kwo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French aliquote, from Latin aliquot.

    From Wiktionary

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