[ˈalɪkwɒt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a portion of a larger whole, especially a sample taken for chemical analysis or other treatment
(e.g: an aliquot was examined daily for the appearance of cholesterol monohydrate crystals)


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Origin:
late 16th century: from French aliquote, from Latin aliquot ‘some, so many’, from alius ‘one of two’ + quot ‘how many’

[ˈalɪkwɒt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- divide (a whole) into aliquots
(e.g: this solution was then aliquoted for three separate mass spectrometer analyses)


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Origin:
late 16th century: from French aliquote, from Latin aliquot ‘some, so many’, from alius ‘one of two’ + quot ‘how many’