Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quantitate

/ˈkwɒn.tɪ.teɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: quan-ti-tate
IPA: /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.teɪt/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To measure the quantity of, especially with high accuracy and taking uncertainty into account, as in quantitative analysis.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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)."

Etymology

Back-formation from quantitative.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.teɪt/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

quantitates (present, singular) quantitating (participle, present) quantitated (participle, past) quantitated (past)

Derived Forms

semiquantitate

Frequently Paired Words

quantitation

Synonyms

quantify

Questions

How do you pronounce quantitate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.teɪt/.
What does quantitate mean?: To measure the quantity of, especially with high accuracy and taking uncertainty into account, as in quantitative analysis.
Where does quantitate come from?: Back-formation from quantitative.

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