aliquant

1 of 2

adjective

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 2

noun

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

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

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