Laboratory Procedure
refractometry
[ ree-frak-tom-i-tree ]
Subclass of:
Chemistry Techniques, Analytical; Optics and Photonics
Definitions related to refractometry:
  • A method to measure the refractive index (propensity for light to bend) of a sample.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Measurement of the index of refraction (the ratio of the velocity of light or other radiation in the first of two media to its velocity in the second as it passes from one into the other).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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