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osmometer

[ oz-mom-i-ter, os- ]
/ ɒzˈmɒm ɪ tər, ɒs- /

noun

an instrument used in osmometry.

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Origin of osmometer

First recorded in 1850–55; osmo- + -meter

Words nearby osmometer

osmium tetroxide, osmo-, osmolality, osmolarity, osmole, osmometer, osmometry, osmoreceptor 1, osmoregulation, osmose, osmosis
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British Dictionary definitions for osmometer

osmometer
/ (ɒzˈmɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument for measuring osmotic pressure

Derived forms of osmometer

osmometric (ˌɒzməˈmɛtrɪk), adjectiveosmometrically, adverbosmometry, noun

Word Origin for osmometer

C20: from osmo (sis) + -meter
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