Definition of Dropwise

1. adv. After the manner of a drop; in the form of drops.

Definition of Dropwise

1. Adverb. In drops; one drop at a time ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dropwise

1. by drops [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dropwise

dropshots
dropsical
dropside
dropsides
dropsied
dropsies
dropsonde
dropsondes
dropstone
dropstones
dropsy
dropsy of pericardium
dropt
droptop
droptops
dropwise (current term)
dropworm
dropworms
dropwort
dropworts
dropzone
dropzones
droschke
droschkes
drosera
droseras
droshkies
droshky
droskies
drosky

Literary usage of Dropwise

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1912)
"Nevertheless, it is not desirable to approach the end-point so rapidly as to make a correction larger than oi cc. necessary. ' dropwise ..."

2. The Journal of Biological Chemistry by American Society of Biological Chemists (1917)
"To the boiling solution add dropwise in two portions 2.5 cc. of 3 per cent ... Add another drop of alizarin and also dropwise from a burette 2.5 cc. of 20 ..."

3. Elements of Chemistry: For the Use of Colleges, Academies, and Schools by Victor Regnault (1853)
"Toward the close, the sulphuric acid is added dropwise, in order not to be in excess. The sulphate of baryta is separated by a fine filter, and we obtain a ..."

4. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"To this suspension 140 cc glacial acetic acid are added dropwise, with continual stirring, during the course of one and a half hours. ..."

5. Representative Procedures in Quantitative Chemical Analysis by Frank Austin Gooch (1916)
"After neutralizing the solution with great care by means of sodium carbonate, or ammonium carbonate, added dropwise in dilute solution until, after vigorous ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"The dropwise addition of an electrolyte throughout a prolonged period is accompanied by fractional precipitation of the colloid. ..."

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