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chromometer

chromometer noun: an instrument that compares the colour of something with a reference standard.

Noun

chromometer (plural chromometers)

  1. An instrument that compares the colour of something with a reference standard
    • The team measured skin redness with a chromometer at spots covered with sulforaphane and at uncovered spots.2007 October 30, Nicholas Bakalar, “Nostrums: In Broccoli Sprouts, Protection From UV Rays”, in New York Times

Forms of chromometer

pluralchromometers

Origin of chromometer

From chromo- + -meter.

Questions about chromometer

What does chromometer mean?
Chromometer means an instrument that compares the colour of something with a reference standard.
What part of speech is chromometer?
Chromometer is a noun.
What is the plural of chromometer?
The plural of chromometer is chromometers.

Words near chromometer in the dictionary

  1. chromomagnetic
  2. chromomagnetism
  3. chromomere
  4. chromomeres
  5. chromomeric
  6. chromometer
  7. chromometers
  8. chromomethylase
  9. chromomethylases
  10. chromometric
  11. chromometry

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