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pollen count
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pollen count
n.
The average number of pollen grains, usually of ragweed, in a cubic yard or other standard volume of air over a 24-hour period at a specified time and place.

pollen count
n
a measure of the pollen present in the air over a 24-hour period, often published to enable sufferers from hay fever to predict the severity of their attacks
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Noun1.pollen count - the number of pollen grains (usually ragweed) in a standard volume of air over a twenty-four hour period and a specified time and place
count - the total number counted; "a blood count"
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pollen count
nPollenwerte pl, → Pollenzahl f; a high pollen countstarker Pollenflug


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To avoid any kind of pollen, you must keep a watch on the news channels that generally report high pollen counts in an area.
We always take the crown for the highest pollen counts in the world," Jacobson said.
Writing about their work in the semi-monthly journal ACS' Analytical Chemistry, the researchers highlight the fact that current pollen counts and allergy warnings are based on visual identification of the specific kind of pollen by examining pollen grains under a microscope.
 
 
 
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