titre

American  

[tahy-ter, tee-] / ˈtaɪ tər, ˈti- /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a variant of titer.

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titre British  

/ ˈtaɪtə, ˈtiː- /

noun

1. 1. the concentration of a solution as determined by titration

   2. the minimum quantity of a solution required to complete a reaction in a titration

2. the quantity of antibody present in an organism

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Etymology

Origin of titre

C19: from French titre proportion of gold or silver in an alloy, from Old French title _title

Example Sentences

Le titre évoque à une table de jardin autour de laquelle ses amis le rejoignaient pour des discussions à bâtons rompus jusque tard dans la nuit.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2017

The first is a clinically silent exponential phase, the rate of which is not limited by PrPC concentration, that rapidly reaches a maximal prion titre.

From Nature • Nov. 8, 2016

We were all there for our jour civique, a daylong class in French history and government that is mandatory for all applicants for a titre de sejour, France’s residency card.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2014

Yves Klein’s “Sculpture éponge bleue sans titre, SE 168,” from 1959, one of the artist’s sponge sculptures soaked in his signature shade of blue, was thought to bring around $20 million.

From New York Times • May 15, 2013

Et il en va de m�me, j’en suis convaincu, pour ces mythes fun�raires que j’ai recueillis sous le titre de La L�gende de la Mort chez les Bretons armoricains.

From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans