aliquant
1 of 2adjective
al·i·quant
ˈaləˌkwänt,
-kwənt
: being a part of a number or quantity but not dividing it without leaving a remainder
5 is an aliquant part of 16
—opposed to aliquot aliquant
2 of 2noun
ˈaləˌkwänt,
-kwənt
plural -s
: an aliquant part (see aliquant entry 1)
To avoid such contamination, sequential passaging of virus strains should be avoided, when possible, by dividing an early passage into aliquants to be used as seed virus in future experiments.
Carita Savolainen, Lancet, 5 Apr. 2003
Carita Savolainen, Lancet, 5 Apr. 2003
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
from (assumed) Medieval Latin or New Latin aliquantus (as in—assumed—pars aliquanta aliquant part), from Latin, some, moderate, from alius some, other + quantus how great, how much,
First Known Use
Adjective
1695, in the meaning defined above
Noun
circa 1721, in the meaning defined above