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Definition of aliquot noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

aliquot

noun

NAmE//ˈælɪˌkwɑt//

, NAmE//ˈælɪkwət//

1(technology) a small amount of something that is taken from a larger amount, especially when it is taken in order to do chemical tests on it

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2(mathematics) a quantity that can be exactly divided into another

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