osmometryn.1
/ɒzˈmɒmᵻtri/, U.S. /ɑzˈmɑmətri/ rare.
The measurement of odours; the analysis of odoriferous substances.
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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Osmometria, term for the measuring of odours, or estimating the qualities of odoriferous substances: osmometry.
1963 W. Summer Methods Air Deodorization i. 54 Osmometry, which is the term used to describe attempts at measuring the psychological aspect of an odour, deteriorates in many instances into odorometry,..the measurement of some physical or chemical quality of an osmogene.
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osmometryn.2
/ɒzˈmɒmᵻtri/, U.S. /ɑzˈmɑmətri/ Chemistry.
The measurement of osmotic pressure; the use of an osmometer.
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1890 Cent. Dict. 4167/2 Osmometry, the act or process of measuring osmotic force by means of an osmometer.
1913 Chem. Abstr. 7 297 (heading) Osmometry of saline solutions and the theory of Arrhenius.
1991 J. M. G. Cowie Polymers (BNC) (ed. 2) 195 In conventional osmometry, the membrane permeability imposes a lower limit [on the molar mass].
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