titer
Americannoun
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the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
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the concentration of a substance in a given sample as determined by titration.
noun
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The concentration of a substance in solution or the strength of such a substance as determined by titration.
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The minimum volume of a solution needed to cause a particular result in titration.
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The concentration of antibodies present in the highest dilution of a serum sample at which visible clumps with an appropriate antigen are formed.
Etymology
Origin of titer
1830–40; < French titre title, qualification, fineness of alloyed gold or silver < Latin titulus title
Example Sentences
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You might have heard about a titer test, which looks at the amount of antibodies in a person’s blood in order to confirm that they are immune.
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2025
A: In our model, we give it at a very low titer and it causes a very significant, very itchy, full body rash.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 26, 2023
“Omicron BA.2 is not neutralized with detectable titer by any of the therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, including sotrovimab,” researchers from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine said in the study, which hasn’t been peer-reviewed.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2022
He put it in a saline solution, injected himself just under the surface of the skin of his upper arm and then took a so-called titer test to look for antibodies in his bloodstream.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2020
Allow the thermometer to hang quietly with the bulb in the center of the tube and report the highest point to which the mercury rises as the titer of the fatty acids.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.
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