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valvometry

valvometry noun: the estimation of water quality by monitoring the opening and closing of bivalve molluscs.

Noun

valvometry (uncountable)

  1. The estimation of water quality by monitoring the opening and closing of bivalve molluscs
    • We also illustrate our nonparametric estimation procedure on simulated and real life data associated with sea shores water quality and valvometry..2016, Bernard Bercu, Sami Capderou, Gilles Durrieu, “Nonparametric estimation of the derivative of the regression function: application to sea shores water quality”, in arXiv

Origin of valvometry

From valvo- + -metry.

Questions about valvometry

What does valvometry mean?
Valvometry means the estimation of water quality by monitoring the opening and closing of bivalve molluscs.
What part of speech is valvometry?
Valvometry is a noun.

Words near valvometry in the dictionary

  1. valvocopulae
  2. valvocopular
  3. valvometer
  4. valvometers
  5. valvometric
  6. valvometry
  7. valvopathies
  8. valvopathy
  9. valvoplasties
  10. valvoplasty
  11. Valvos

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