nephelometer /neph·e·lom·e·ter/ (nef″il-om´it-er) an instrument for measuring the concentration of substances in suspension by means of light scattering by the suspended particles.
nephelometer
neph·e·lometer (n f  -l m  -tr)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. neph e·lo·metric (-l -mtrk) adj.neph e·lome·try n. |
nephelometer
[nef′əlom′ətər]
Etymology: Gk, nephele, cloud, metron, measure
a photometric apparatus used to determine the concentration of solids suspended in a liquid or a gas, such as the number of bacteria in a specimen. See also nephelometry.
nephelometer
an instrument for measuring the concentration of substances in suspension by the amount of light that is scattered by the suspended particles.
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