VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagents

Classified under:

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