Van de Kamer Titration Method

**Semantic type:** Laboratory Procedure

**Definition:** A chemical titration method described by van de Kamer, et al. in 1949 in which fecal fat is quantitatively measured by conversion of fecal lipids into fatty acids through saponification with ethanolic potassium hydroxide, release of the free fatty acids by the addition of hydrochloric acid and extraction into ether, and titration of the fatty acids against sodium hydroxide.

**Synonyms:** - VAN DE KAMER TITRATION METHOD