osmoscope noun2 •An instrument for detecting and for measuring odors.Odorless air enters osmoscope through side tube where it is mixed with odorous test air which enters from end tube. — 1949 •An instrument for measuring osmosis.The osmoscopes developed in the authors' laboratory are comparable in their basic concept with the grease-spot photometer employed by Bunsen to measure the intensity of a light source. — 1935 formsosmoscopes