quantitate

Definition of quantitatenext

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Recent Examples of quantitate Modeling suggests that this ability of PCR tests to quantitate viral loads can be translated into the risk of transmitting SARS-CoV-2 to others. Robert B. Darnell, STAT, 12 Aug. 2022 If there’s something in her system, the doctor may have to quantitate the level of what was in her system. Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 19 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantitate
Verb
  • But the firm wrote that the long-term risk is still hard to quantify.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But in terms of the harm suffered, is there a way to quantify the harm to the government of Azerbaijan in terms of dollars from this report?
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The minimum safe thickness is a threshold that measures a tank’s ability to contain the pressure of the liquid and support the tank’s weight, the report said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • These supernovas were used as a kind of cosmological measuring stick to uncover a mysterious force called dark energy that was causing the universe to expand — a discovery that earned the Nobel Prize in 2011.
    Joe Palca, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Quantitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantitate. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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