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titer
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ti·ter also ti·tre  (ttr)
n.
1. Concentration of a substance in solution or the strength of such a substance determined by titration.
2. The minimum volume needed to cause a particular result in titration.

[French titre, from Old French title, title; see title.]

titer [ˈtaɪtə ˈtiː-]
n
(Chemistry) the usual US spelling of titre

titer  (ttr)
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.
3. 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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Noun1.titer - the concentration of a solution as determined by titration
concentration - the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume


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A result is positive when there is a four-fold increase in tularemia agglutination titers or when there is a single titer of 1:160 or greater.
tularensis if the agglutination titer was [greater than or equal to] 128.
A co-worker of laboratory worker 1 had an initial agglutination titer of 1:40 (indeterminate) and 1 month later had a repeat titer of <1:20; she denied having symptoms.
 
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