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 colorimeter colorimeter /kə'lɔrɪˌmitər/

noun

  1. A measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents  ( colorimeter , tintometer )
    a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents


 Lyon Lyon /ˈlaɪən/

noun

  1. A city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon  ( Lyon , Lyons )
    a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon


 genus Piper genus Piper /ˈdʒiːnəs ˈpaɪpər/

noun

  1. Type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs  ( genus Piper , Piper )
    type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs


 recapture recapture /riːˈkæptʃɝ/

noun

  1. The act of taking something back  ( recapture , retaking )
    the act of taking something back
  2. A legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount  ( recapture )
    a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount

verb

  1. () Experience anew  ( recapture )
    experience anew
     She could not recapture that feeling of happiness
    She could not recapture that feeling of happiness
  2. () Take up anew  ( recapture )
    take up anew
     The author recaptures an old idea here
    The author recaptures an old idea here
  3. Capture again  ( recapture , retake )
    capture again
     Recapture the escaped prisoner
    recapture the escaped prisoner
  4. Take back by force, as after a battle  ( recapture , retake )
    take back by force, as after a battle
     The military forces managed to recapture the fort
    The military forces managed to recapture the fort