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nephelometer

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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.
neph·e·lometer (nf-lm-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.

nephe·lo·metric (-l-mtrk) adj.
nephe·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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