titration

titration

 [ti-tra´shun]

determination of a given component in solution by addition of a liquid reagent of known strength until a given endpoint, e.g., change in color, is reached indicating that the component has been consumed by reaction with the reagent.

Dean and Webb titration a test for measuring antibody in which varying dilutions of antibody are mixed with a constant quantity of antiserum; antibody activity is determined by the dilution in which flocculation occurs most rapidly, i.e., the end point.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ti·tra·tion

(tī-trā'shŭn),

Volumetric analysis by means of the addition of definite amounts of a test solution to a solution of the substance being assayed.

[Fr. titre, standard]

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titration

Medtalk The serial dilution of a substance of interest. See Checkerboard titration.

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

ti·tra·tion

(tī-trā'shŭn)

Volumetric analysis by addition of definite amounts of a test solution to a solution of the substance being assayed.

[Fr. titre, standard]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

ti·tra·tion

(tī-trā'shŭn)

Volumetric analysis by addition of definite amounts of a test solution to a solution of the substance being assayed.

[Fr. titre, standard]

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012