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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 [nef″ĕ-lom´ĕ-ter]
an instrument for measuring the concentration of substances in suspension by the amount of light that is scattered by the suspended particles.
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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