1. a small container or plate with multiple tiny wells used in laboratory testing and analysis, especially in immunology and molecular biology
Usage: technical; also spelled 'microtitre' in British English

1. relating to or designed for use with a microtiter plate or microtiter assay
Usage: technical

Examples

• The lab technician loaded the blood samples into a microtiter plate for analysis.
• Microtiter assays are commonly used to detect antibodies in diagnostic testing.
• The microtiter format allows researchers to run hundreds of tests simultaneously.
• Each well in the microtiter plate contains a different reagent.
• The automated reader scanned the microtiter plate and recorded the results.
• Microtiter plates have become standard equipment in clinical laboratories.