nephelometer

American

[nef-uh-lom-i-ter] / ˌnɛf əˈlɒm ɪ tər /

noun

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.

nephelometer British

/ ˌnɛfɪˈlɒmɪtə, ˌnɛfɪləʊˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

chem an instrument for measuring the size or density of particles suspended in a fluid

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Other Word Forms

nephelometric adjective
nephelometrical adjective
nephelometrically adverb
nephelometry noun

Etymology

Origin of nephelometer

1880–85; nephel- (combining form representing Greek nephélē cloud; nebula ) + -o- + -meter

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