noun
- Plural of microtiter; small-volume laboratory containers or plates used in medical and scientific testing, typically with multiple small wells for holding samples.
Usage: technical; laboratory/medical context; also spelled 'microtitre' in British English
Examples
- The lab technician loaded the blood samples into the microtiters for automated analysis.
- Microtiters are essential equipment in high-throughput screening assays.
- The researcher used microtiters to test multiple drug compounds simultaneously.
- Each microtiter plate contains 96 individual wells for sample processing.
- Modern diagnostic tests often rely on microtiters to handle large numbers of samples efficiently.