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单词 nephelometer
释义

nephelometer

[ 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.

Origin of nephelometer

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

OTHER WORDS FROM nephelometer

neph·e·lo·met·ric [nef-uh-luh-me-trik], /ˌnɛf ə ləˈmɛ trɪk/, neph·e·lo·met·ri·cal, adjectiveneph·e·lo·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbneph·e·lom·e·try, noun

Words nearby nephelometer

neph-, nephanalysis, Nephele, nepheline, nephelinite, nephelometer, nephew, nepho-, nephogram, nephograph, nephology
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British Dictionary definitions for nephelometer

nephelometer
/ (ˌnɛfɪˈlɒmɪtə) /

noun

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

Derived forms of nephelometer

nephelometric (ˌnɛfɪləʊˈmɛtrɪk), adjectivenephelometry, noun

Word Origin for nephelometer

C19 (in the sense: an instrument for measuring the cloudiness of the sky): from Greek nephelē cloud + -o- + -meter
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for nephelometer

nephelometer
[ nĕf′ə-lŏmĭ-tər ]

n.

An apparatus used to measure the size and concentration of particles in a liquid by determining the amount of light scattered by the liquid.

Other words from nephelometer

neph′e•lo•metric (-lō-mĕtrĭk) adj.neph′e•lome•try n.
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