osmoscope
osmoscope noun: an instrument for detecting and for measuring odors.
Noun
osmoscope (plural osmoscopes)
- An instrument for detecting and for measuring odors.
- Odorless air enters osmoscope through side tube where it is mixed with odorous test air which enters from end tube.1949, Carey Pratt McCord, William N. Witheridge, Odors, Physiology and Control, page 47
- Test for odor, using a normal inhalation. If an osmoscope is used, insert the tube of the osmoscope to a point just above the surface of the water and test for odor as above.1954, American Society for Testing Materials. Committee D-19 on Industrial Water, Manual on Industrial Water, page 314
- An instrument for measuring osmosis.
- The osmoscopes developed in the authors' laboratory are comparable in their basic concept with the grease-spot photometer employed by Bunsen to measure the intensity of a light source.1935, Sewage Works Journal, volume 7, page 198
osmoscope meaning in Tamil
osmoscope in Tamil
- மண அளவுதரமானி, மணஅளவு தர உணர்ப்பிக் கருவி
Forms of osmoscope
| plural | osmoscopes |
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Origin of osmoscope
From osmo- + -scope.
Questions about osmoscope
- What does osmoscope mean?
- Osmoscope means an instrument for detecting and for measuring odors.
- What is osmoscope in Tamil?
- Osmoscope in Tamil is மண அளவுதரமானி, மணஅளவு தர உணர்ப்பிக் கருவி. See Osmoscope meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is osmoscope?
- Osmoscope is a noun.
- What is the plural of osmoscope?
- The plural of osmoscope is osmoscopes.
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