the determination of the amount of acid present in a solution, measured by an acidimeter or by volumetric analysis
Derived forms
acidimetric (ˌæsɪdɪˈmɛtrɪk) or acidimetrical (ˌacidiˈmetrical)
adjective
acidimetrically (ˌacidiˈmetrically)
adverb
acidimetry in American English
(ˌæsɪˈdɪmɪtri)
noun
Chemistry
the process of measuring the amount of acid in a solution, as with an acidimeter orby titration
Derived forms
acidimetric (əˌsɪdəˈmetrɪk, ˌæsɪdə-)acidimetrical
adjective
acidimetrically
adverb
Word origin
[1830–40; acid + -i- + -metry]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baby talk, format, isomerism, orientation, paraffin-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiform; -metry is a combining form with the meaning “the process of measuring” that specified bythe initial element. Other words that use the affix -metry include: archaeometry, dolorimetry, optometry, stoichiometry, trigonometry