polarimeter
noun1
An instrument used to measure the rotation of the plane of polarized light as it passes through a sample of an optically active compound.
- Related terms
- polarimetric, polarimetrically, polarimetry, saccharimeter
noun
An instrument used to measure the rotation of the plane of polarized light as it passes through a sample of an optically active compound.
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