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calorimeter
[kal″o-rim´ĕ-ter]an instrument for measuring the amount of heat produced in any system or organism.
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cal·o·rim·e·ter
(kal'ō-rim'ĕ-ter),An apparatus for measuring the amount of heat liberated in a chemical reaction.
[L. calor, heat, + G. metron, measure]
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cal·o·rim·e·ter
(kal'ŏr-im'ĕ-tĕr)An apparatus for measuring the amount of heat liberated in a chemical reaction.
See also: human calorimeter
See also: human calorimeter
[L. calor, heat, + G. metron, measure]
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calorimeter
an instrument for measuring quantities of heat, e.g. a BOMB CALORIMETER measures the heat output on burning a sample of material. Calorific values used in energetics are now measured in JOULES rather than CALORIES.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005