evaporimeter or evaporometer (ɪˌvæpəˈrɪmɪtə, ɪˌvæpəˈrɒmɪtə) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| another name for atmometer | |
| evaporometer or evaporometer | |
| —n | |
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| evaporimeter (ĭ-vāp'ə-rĭm'ĭ-tər) Pronunciation Key
See atmometer. |