Definitions for aliquot

aliquot al·i·quot

Spelling: [al-i-kwuh t]
IPA: /ˈæl ɪ kwət/

Aliquot is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 122 anagrams from letters in aliquot (ailoqtu).

Definitions for aliquot

noun

  1. an aliquot part.

adjective

  1. Mathematics. forming an exact proper divisor:
  2. Chemistry, Pharmacology. comprising a known fraction of a whole and constituting a sample:

Origin of aliquot

1560-70; Latin, equivalent to ali- some other + quot as many as

Examples for aliquot

Incommensurable is a mathematical term, applying to two or more quantities that have no common measure or aliquot part.

Varro tells us that "in aliquot sacris et sacellis scriptum habemus, Ne quid scorteum adhibeatur: ideo ne morticinum quid adsit."

They must secure for the states of the Southern Republic their aliquot share of the varied treasures of the West.

This multiplied by 5/4 gives the total loss for the aliquot portion taken.

Lesser quantities may be formed also, but still they correspond to aliquot parts of the full team of eight oxen.

It was out of the clients for aliquot parts that the lottery-office-keepers reaped a heavy harvest.

Mix the solution well, pour through a dry filter and determine the dextrose in an aliquot.

Practice is performed by taking "aliquot parts;" to be a man of some "parts" is therefore necessary.

Or the third term of the proportion may be multiplied by the denominator of the fraction representing the aliquot part.

aliquot, al′i-kwot, adj. such a part of a number as will divide it without a remainder.

Word Value for aliquot
Scrable

16

Words with friends

18

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