titer

[ tahy-ter, tee- ]

nounChemistry, Medicine/Medical.
  1. the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.

  2. the concentration of a substance in a given sample as determined by titration.

Origin of titer

1
1830–40; <French titre title, qualification, fineness of alloyed gold or silver <Latin titulustitle
  • Also especially British, ti·tre .

Words Nearby titer

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How to use titer in a sentence

  • Those especially important are the acid value, percentage unsaponifiable matter and titer test.

    Soap-Making Manual | E. G. Thomssen
  • In bleaching palm oil for 30 hours with air the free fatty acid content rose and titer decreased considerably.

    Soap-Making Manual | E. G. Thomssen
  • A titer lower than 28 will prevent the finished kettle of soap from being capable of later taking up the filling materials.

    Soap-Making Manual | E. G. Thomssen

British Dictionary definitions for titer

titer

/ (ˈtaɪtə, ˈtiː-) /


noun
  1. the usual US spelling of titre

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Scientific definitions for titer

titer

[ tər ]


  1. The concentration of a substance in solution or the strength of such a substance as determined by titration.

  2. The minimum volume of a solution needed to cause a particular result in titration.

  1. The concentration of antibodies present in the highest dilution of a serum sample at which visible clumps with an appropriate antigen are formed.

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