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



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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