photocolorimeter

noun

A photoelectric colorimeter

OriginEnglish colorimeter ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
Scrabble 25
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Meanings

nounphotocolorimeter (plural photocolorimeters)

plural photocolorimeters

  1. A photoelectric colorimeter

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishcolorimeter
  9. Englishphotocolorimeter

From photo- + colorimeter.

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APA

photocolorimeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocolorimeter

MLA

“photocolorimeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocolorimeter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photocolorimeter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocolorimeter.

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