absorptiometer

[ab-sawrp-shee-om-i-ter, -zawrp-]

noun

a photoelectric instrument for measuring the concentration of a substance, as a transparent solution, by its absorption of monochromatic light.

Origin:
1875–80; absorpti(on) + -o- + -meter

Related forms

ab·sorp·ti·o·met·ric

[ab-sawrp-shee-uh-me-trik, -zawrp-] , adjective

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Absorptiometer has a plethora of syllables.

So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:

the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

given to using long words.

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