nephelometer
Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
Physical Chemistry. an instrument for studying the density of suspended particles in a liquid by measuring the degree to which the suspension scatters light.
Origin of nephelometer
1Other words from nephelometer
- neph·e·lo·met·ric [nef-uh-luh-me-trik], /ˌnɛf ə ləˈmɛ trɪk/, neph·e·lo·met·ri·cal, adjective
- neph·e·lo·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
- neph·e·lom·e·try, noun
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How to use nephelometer in a sentence
That will be provided by an autofluorescing nephelometer, a device that will flash an ultraviolet laser on droplets in Venus’s atmosphere to determine the composition of molecules inside them.
The first private mission to Venus will have just five minutes to hunt for life | Jonathan O'Callaghan | August 29, 2022 | MIT Technology Review
British Dictionary definitions for nephelometer
/ (ˌnɛfɪˈlɒmɪtə) /
chem an instrument for measuring the size or density of particles suspended in a fluid
Origin of nephelometer
1Derived forms of nephelometer
- nephelometric (ˌnɛfɪləʊˈmɛtrɪk), adjective
- nephelometry, noun
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