Osmoscope
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Osmoscope is a noun meaning An instrument for detecting and for measuring odors.
Meaning
An instrument for detecting and for measuring odors.
More Meanings
- An instrument for measuring osmosis.
Example Sentences
Odorless air enters osmoscope through side tube where it is mixed with odorous test air which enters from end tube.
The osmoscope may be used by increasing the dilution of air until the odor vanishes, or decreasing the dilution until the odor is first detectable.
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.
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.
Word Forms
- osmoscopes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ozonoscope, olfactometer, odorometer, odorimeter, ozonometer, otheoscope.
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