quantitate

English

Etymology

Back-formation from quantitative.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.teɪt/

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Verb

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

1. (transitive) To measure the quantity of, especially with high accuracy and taking uncertainty into account, as in quantitative analysis.
   • 2012, K.H. Nierhaus, F. Franceschi, A.R. Subramanian, The Translational Apparatus: Structure, Function, Regulation, Evolution, page 198:

     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., 1991).

Synonyms

• (assign a quantity to): quantify

Related terms

• quantitation

Interlingua

Noun

quantitate (plural quantitates)

1. quantity

Latin

Noun

quantitāte

1. ablative singular of quantitās