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titre

(US titer)
Definition of titre

noun

Chemistry
  • the concentration of a solution as determined by titration.
  • the minimum volume of a solution needed to reach the end point in a titration.
  • Medicine the concentration of an antibody, as determined by finding the highest dilution at which it is still able to cause agglutination of the antigen.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French, from titrer (see titrate)

titre in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of titre in the US English dictionary