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
OTHER WORDS FROM nephelometer
neph·e·lo·met·ric [nef-uh-luh-me-trik] /ˌnɛf ə ləˈmɛ trɪk/, neph·e·lo·met·ri·cal, adjective neph·e·lo·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb neph·e·lom·e·try, nounWords nearby nephelometer
neph-,
nephanalysis,
nephele,
nepheline,
nephelinite,
nephelometer,
nephew,
nepho-,
nephogram,
nephograph,
nephology
British Dictionary definitions for nephelometric
nephelometer
/ (ˌnɛfɪˈlɒmɪtə) /
noun
chem
an instrument for measuring the size or density of particles suspended in a fluid
Derived forms of nephelometer
nephelometric (ˌnɛfɪləʊˈmɛtrɪk), adjective nephelometry, nounWord Origin for nephelometer
C19 (in the sense: an instrument for measuring the cloudiness of the sky): from Greek
nephelē cloud +
-o- +
-meter
Medical definitions for nephelometric
nephelometer
[ nĕf′ə-lŏm′ĭ-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.