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downtitrate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
down-ti-trate
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gradually reduce a dosage while observing the effects; (and usually, especially) to arrive at the optimal dose by so doing.

Etymology

From down- + titrate; compare also upregulate and downregulate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

downtitrates (present, singular) downtitrating (participle, present) downtitrated (participle, past) downtitrated (past) down titrate (alternative) down-titrate (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

downtitration titration uptitration

Antonyms

uptitrate

Questions

What does downtitrate mean?
To gradually reduce a dosage while observing the effects; (and usually, especially) to arrive at the optimal dose by so doing.
Where does downtitrate come from?
From down- + titrate; compare also upregulate and downregulate.

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