Associations to the word «Colorimeter»

Wiktionary

COLORIMETER, noun. Any of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by comparison with standard colors or by spectroscopy.
COLORIMETER, noun. (analytical chemistry) An analytic instrument that estimates the concentration of a substance in a sample by measuring its color against the solution's complimentary color.

Dictionary definition

COLORIMETER, noun. A measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents.

Wise words

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