turbidity

[ tur-bid-i-tee ]

/ tɜrˈbɪd ɪ ti /

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noun

the state or quality of being clouded or opaque, usually because of suspended matter or stirred-up sediment: Other potential risks to water resources include increased turbidity from the erosion of cleared and excavated land.

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Rarely tur·bid·ness

[tur-bid-nis] /ˈtɜr bɪd nɪs/ .

Words nearby turbidity

turbellarian, turbid, turbidimeter, turbidimetry, turbidite, turbidity, turbidity current, turbinal, turbinate, turbinate bone, turbine

How to use turbidity in a sentence

Some varieties of olive oil from Tunis give the same turbidity when the 70 per cent alcohol is added.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce
Hæmoglobin estimation is difficult owing to turbidity of the blood after dilution with water.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
To remove this kind of turbidity it is customary to use oak or beech shavings that have been washed in hot water and then dried.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883|Various
In testing it for the first of these add nitrate of silver and dilute with distilled water; there should be no turbidity.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

The turbidity is due to the separation of an insoluble zinc compound.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer