colorimeter

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

colorimeter
    n 1: a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to
         determine the quantity of a substance from the color it
         yields with specific reagents [syn: {colorimeter},
         {tintometer}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Colorimeter \Col`or*im"e*ter\, n. [Color + -meter: cf. F.
   colorim[`e]tre.]
   An instrument for measuring the depth of the color of
   anything, especially of a liquid, by comparison with a
   standard liquid.
   [1913 Webster]

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