Quantitate

//ˈkwɒn.tɪ.teɪt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To measure the quantity of, especially with high accuracy and taking uncertainty into account, as in quantitative analysis. transitive

    "Lastly, a "toeprint" of 30S subunits bound to T4 gene 32 mRNA has been observed with MMLV reverse transcriptase; while the experiment has not been quantitated, appearance of a signal at a subunit concentration of 0.02 μM is consistent with a binding constant on the order of 10⁷ M⁻¹ (Hartz et al., 1991)."

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"Lastly, a "toeprint" of 30S subunits bound to T4 gene 32 mRNA has been observed with MMLV reverse transcriptase; while the experiment has not been quantitated, appearance of a signal at a subunit concentration of 0.02 μM is consistent with a binding constant on the order of 10⁷ M⁻¹ (Hartz et al., 1991)."

Etymology

Back-formation from quantitative.

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