chromometric

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English

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Etymology

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From chromo- +‎ -metric.

Adjective

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chromometric (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to chromometry.
    • 1879 January 24, The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, page 39:
      The chromometric method, or, as the authors name it, the nephelometric method, cosists essentially in burning the carbon as above, but the carbonic is conducted into a standard solution of basic acetate of lead (2 per cent), and estimating the turbidity produced, as compared with that produced by the carbonic acid evolved under similar circumstances by a known and nearly equal quantity of carbon (sugar), the difference between the two being estimated by a Mills's colorimeter.
    • 1904, Albert Philson Brubaker, A Text-book of Human Physiology[1], page 246:
      The quantity of hemoglobin in blood as determined by chemic, chromometric, and spectro-photometric methods amounts to about 14 per cent. in man and 13 per cent. in woman.
    • 2015, Raja K Sivamani, Cosmeceuticals and Active Cosmetics, Third Edition[2], page 77:
      Changes were measured by chromometric measurement.