Meaning & use
aliquot
A small measured portion taken from a larger sample or solution for testing or analysis.
See it in a sentence
The technician removed a ten-milliliter aliquot from the blood sample for further testing.
Each aliquot of the solution was tested separately to confirm the results were consistent.
A note on using this word
Aliquot is common in laboratory and chemistry contexts; in mathematics, an 'aliquot part' instead means a number that divides another exactly.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
In mathematics, a number that divides another number exactly, leaving no remainder.
Four is an aliquot part of twelve because it divides evenly into it three times.
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