COLORIMETRY
colorimetry, colorimetric analysis
(noun) quantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
colorimetry (countable and uncountable, plural colorimetries)
The science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values.
(analytical chemistry) Analysis involving the quantitative measurement of colour.
Source: Wiktionary
Col`or*im"e*try, n. [See Colorimeter.]
1.
Definition: The quantitative determination of the depth of color of a
substance.
2. A method of quantitative chemical analysis based upon the
comparison of the depth of color of a solution with that of a
standard liquid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition