aliquant

/AE0 L AH0 K AH0 N T/
noun
  1. 1

    (chemistry, loosely, sometimes proscribed) Synonym of aliquot.

  2. 2

    (chemistry) A portion of a total amount (of some substance or a sample/specimen thereof) that does not divide evenly into it, thus leaving a (nonzero) remainder.

  3. 3

    (mathematics, dated) An integer that is less than another, but that does not divide the other integer into integral parts.

adjective
  1. 1

    (mathematics, dated) Less than another specified integer, but not dividing it into integral parts.