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aliquot

/ˈæl.ɪ.kwɒt/ UK
/ˈæl.ɪ.kwɑt/ US, dialectal
/ˈæl.ɪ.kwɒt/ Canada, dialectal
/ˈæl.ɪ.kwɔt/ Australia

Where it comes from

From French aliquote, from Latin aliquot.

adjective

not comparable Contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor. 1794, George Adams (Jr), Lectures on Natural and Experimental Philosophy, Considered in its Present State of Improvement. Describing, in a Familiar and Easy Manner, The Principal Phenomena of Nature, and Shewing, That They All Co-operate in Displaying the Goodness, Wisdom, and Power of God, If, ther

Opposite: aliquant

noun aliquots

broadly A portion of a total amount (of some substance or a sample or specimen thereof, usually a solution or suspension). Meronym: subaliquot
Similar: aliquant
broadly Such a portion that divides evenly into the total with no remainder. Meronym: subaliquot
Similar: aliquant

verb aliquots · aliquoting · aliquotting · aliquoted · aliquotted

informal, transitive To separate a volume of solution or suspension into aliquots. 1994, Patricia Viola Racenis, Phosphatidate Biosynthesis in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, University of Michigan, page 34, The nuclear pellet was resuspended in homogenizing buffer (about 25 ml), aliquoted into Eppendorf tubes and stored at -80°C.

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adjective

Opposite: aliquant

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adj contained an integral number of times

Español	alícuota
中文	能整除的
Deutsch	aliquot
Italiano	aliquota
Ελληνικά	ομαλός διαιρέτης omalós diairétis

noun portion

Español	alícuota
中文	等份, 小份
Português	alíquota
Français	aliquote
Deutsch	Aliquote
Italiano	aliquota

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@misc{aliquot_2026,
  title = {aliquot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aliquot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}