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Definition of Titre

1. Noun. The concentration of a solution as determined by titration.

Definition of Titre

1. Noun. (analytical chemistry) The strength or concentration of a solution that has been determined by titration. ¹

2. Verb. To determine a titre, especially by titration ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Titre

1. titer [n -S] - See also: titer

Medical Definition of Titre

1. 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. Origin: Fr. Titre = standard (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Titre

Literary usage of Titre

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"The curves showed that release of virus to moderately high titre (3-5 or more) ... The first rapid rise of titre was associated with the presence of many ..."

2. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1908)
"(2) The ratio between the alcoholic titre and the fixed acidity is represented by a maximum ... For example, a Médoc wine containing an alcoholic titre 9°, ..."

3. The Law of Contracts by John Innes Clark Hare (1887)
"In contracts d titre on^reux, the promise is made in consideration of the advantage to be derived from the obligation assumed or act done by the opposite ..."

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