Laboratory Procedure
colorimetry
Subclass of:
Titrimetry
Definitions related to colorimetry:
  • A method to measure the absorbance of visible wavelengths of light using a colorimeter.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • An assessment used to quantify and describe the colors within the visible spectrum of light.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any technique by which an unknown color is evaluated in terms of standard colors. The technique may be visual, photoelectric, or indirect by means of spectrophotometry. It is used in chemistry and physics. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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