refractometer

[ree-frak-tom-i-ter]

re·frac·tom·e·ter

[ree-frak-tom-i-ter]
noun Optics.
an instrument for determining the refractive index of a substance.

Origin:
1875–80; refract + -o- + -meter

re·frac·to·met·ric [ri-frak-tuh-me-trik] , adjective
re·frac·tom·e·try, noun
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Refractometer has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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refractometer (ˌriːfrækˈtɒmɪtə)
 
n
any instrument for determining the refractive index of a substance
 
refractometric
 
adj
 
refrac'tometry
 
n

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refractometer re·frac·tom·e·ter (rē'frāk-tŏm'ĭ-tər)
n.
Any of several instruments used to measure the refractive index of a substance.

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