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equilibrate
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e·quil·i·brate  (-kwl-brt)
v. e·quil·i·brat·ed, e·quil·i·brat·ing, e·quil·i·brates
v.intr.
To be in or bring about equilibrium.
v.tr.
To maintain in or bring into equilibrium.

e·quili·bration n.
e·quili·bra·tory (-br-tôr, -tr) adj.
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Verb1.equilibrate - bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
2.equilibrate - bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
complement - make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"
match, fit - make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater"
balance, poise - hold or carry in equilibrium
counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, compensate, correct, make up - adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
cancel, offset, set off - make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
countervail, offset - compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals"
balance - be in equilibrium; "He was balancing on one foot"
trim - balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane"


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By PND90, tissue Hg levels equilibrated at concentrations similar to those in unexposed adult Long-Evans rats fed the same diet.
]) and biotin-labeled DNA fragments were heated for 5 min at 95[degrees]C, equilibrated for 5 min at 45[degrees]C, and added to RPM version 1.
1995) argued that OIB sources with high U/Pb ratios (HIMU) result from migration of small percentage melts that equilibrated with minor amphibole, sulfide and phlogopite.
 
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