Oxymeter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oxymeter is a noun meaning (dated, now nonstandard) Alternative spelling of oximeter.
Meaning
(dated, now nonstandard) Alternative spelling of oximeter.
Example Sentences
EUDIO′METER. [...] An instrument by which the quantity of oxygen and nitrogen in atmospheric air is ascertained: an oxymeter.
The Chorella experiment studied the growth of algae cultures in a nutrient medium, and an oxymeter was used to study the concentrations of oxygen in human tissue in weightlessness.
Mice subjected to intermittent O₂ treatment were exposed to 100% O₂ directly after surgery for two 3 hours intervals, with a period of 3 hours of normal ambient air in between. [...] O₂ concentration was continually recorded using an oxymeter.
Recalibration of the oxymeters was done in January 1969 with a standard solution. Oxygen recordings by the oxymeters were as low as 10 ppb and agreed well with the Winkler tests. The Magna oxymeter was used successfully throughout the operation period to monitor the oxygen level in the deaerated brine.
Word Forms
- oxymeters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oximetre, oximeter, cooximeter, altimetre, ozonometer, aeromete.
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