(n)a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents, Syn.tintometer
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n. [ Color + -meter: cf. F. colorimètre. ] An instrument for measuring the depth of the color of anything, especially of a liquid, by comparison with a standard liquid. [ 1913 Webster ]