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xanthometer

xanthometer noun: a graduated scale of colors from blue to yellow, white, or green, for determining the color of ocean or lake water.

Noun

xanthometer (plural xanthometers)

  1. A graduated scale of colors from blue to yellow, white, or green, for determining the color of ocean or lake water.

Forms of xanthometer

pluralxanthometers

Origin of xanthometer

From xantho- + -meter.

Questions about xanthometer

What does xanthometer mean?
Xanthometer means a graduated scale of colors from blue to yellow, white, or green, for determining the color of ocean or lake water.
What part of speech is xanthometer?
Xanthometer is a noun.
What is the plural of xanthometer?
The plural of xanthometer is xanthometers.

Words near xanthometer in the dictionary

  1. xanthomatotic
  2. xanthomatous
  3. xanthomegnin
  4. Xanthomelanoi
  5. xanthomelanous
  6. xanthometer
  7. xanthometers
  8. xanthommatin
  9. xanthommatine
  10. xanthomonad
  11. xanthomonadin

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