titer

[ tahy-ter, tee- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Chemistry, Medicine/Medical.

the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
the concentration of a substance in a given sample as determined by titration.

titer

/ ˈtaɪtə; ˈtiː- /

titer

/ tī′tər /

The concentration of a substance in solution or the strength of such a substance as determined by titration.
The minimum volume of a solution needed to cause a particular result in titration.
The concentration of antibodies present in the highest dilution of a serum sample at which visible clumps with an appropriate antigen are formed.

Origin of titer¹

1830–40; < French titre title, qualification, fineness of alloyed gold or silver < Latin titulus title

I should say the antibody titer has reached the danger point.

Evidently the greater the dilution, that is, the higher the titer, the more specific is the reaction.

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

In bleaching palm oil for 30 hours with air the free fatty acid content rose and titer decreased considerably.

A titer lower than 28 will prevent the finished kettle of soap from being capable of later taking up the filling materials.

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[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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