Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A device for measuring osmotic pressure.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument or apparatus for measuring the velocity of the osmotic force.
- noun An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of smell.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physics) An instrument for measuring the amount of osmotic action in different liquids.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of various devices used to
measure osmotic pressure
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[osmo(sis) + –meter.]
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Examples
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Osmolality was measured with a vapor pressure osmometer (VAPRO 5520 from Wescor).
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Norwood, MA, USA) or with a VAPRO 5520 vapor pressure osmometer (Wescor.
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The osmolality of the culture medium was measured in a Fiske ONE TEN osmometer (Fiske Associates.
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kad commented on the word osmometer
A device for measure the osmotic strength of a solution.
October 21, 2008