osmometry

[oz-mom-i-tree, os-]

noun

Physical Chemistry.

1. measurement of osmotic pressure.

Other Word Forms

• osmometric adjective
• osmometrically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of osmometry¹

First recorded in 1910–15; osmo- + -metry

Example Sentences

And until now, no test combined all of the available state-of-the art measurement technologies -- for example, vapor-pressure osmometry to determine plants' wilting points -- with advanced statistical modeling.

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