nephelometry

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004372",
  "term": "nephelometry",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Chemical analysis based on the phenomenon whereby light, passing through a medium with dispersed particles of a different refractive index from that of the medium, is attenuated in intensity by scattering. In nephelometry, the intensity of the scattered light is measured, usually, but not necessarily, at right angles to the incident light beam.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "photometry",
    "turbidimetry",
    "refractive index"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Taken in part from: Medical Subject Headings 2017",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "nefelometría"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/nephelometry/"
}