colorimetric

Measuring by hue

Colorimetric describes measurement or analysis based on color.

In chemistry, colorimetric methods determine a substance's concentration by comparing the intensity of color in a solution against known standards: colorimetric analysis of water samples.

The approach extends to any technique that uses color change as an indicator: a colorimetric test for blood glucose.

analysis

absorbance

Light uptake measurement

endpoint · titration · molarity · dilution · threshold · readout

chemistry

chromophore

Molecule's tint-causing portion

  • indicatorSign revealing status
  • reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
  • dyePigment for changing hues

pH · enzymatic · substrate · product · reaction · assay · Bradford · litmus

precision

sensitivity

Responsiveness to stimuli

calibration · standardization · interference · selectivity · reliability · validation · error · precision · robustness

applications

urinalysis

Laboratory examination of urine

instrumentation

spectrophotometer

Light-measuring analytical instrument

detector · LED · photodiode · multichannel

Opposites
analytical measurement method

colorimetricvolumetric

Relating to capacity measurement

electrochemical · acoustic · radiometric · mechanical · thermal

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