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nephelometer definition

neph·elom·eter (nef′ə läm′ət ər)

noun

an apparatus for measuring the concentration of a suspension, as of bacteria or other substance, by its scattering of a beam of light

Etymology: nephelo- + -meter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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