The standard of strength of a volumetric test solution; the assay value of an unknown measure by volumetric means. [Fr. titre, standard]
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1 a) the strength of a solution or the concentration of a substance in solution as determined by titration
b) the dilution of a serum containing a specific antibody at which the solution just retains a specific activity (as neutralizing or precipitating an antigen) which it loses at any greater dilution <a test for toxoplasmosis antibodies yielded a \titer of 1:1024>
2) the solidifying point of the fatty acids liberated from a fat that is determined by melting the acids in a tube and noting the temperature at which they solidify again on cooling
ti·tered -ərd adj
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ti·ter (tiґtər) [Fr. titre standard] the quantity of a substance required to produce a reaction with a given volume of another substance, or the amount of one substance required to correspond with a given amount of another substance.Medical dictionary. 2011.