polariscope
/pəˈlarɪskəʊp
/noun
Another term for polarimeter.A simple polariscope may be made and the suspect glass object placed between the two sheets of polaroid, the second sheet having been rotated 90-degrees.
Derivatives
polariscopic
- Steam treatment of tissue sections in citrate buffer at pH 6.0 did not increase the polariscopic refractivity of the organism.
Origin
Early 19th century: from medieval Latin polaris 'polar' + -scope.
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