alcoometer
alcoometer noun: a hydrometer or aerometer calibrated to measure the percentage of alcohol in a mixture of alcohol and water.
Noun
alcoometer (plural alcoometers)
- A hydrometer or aerometer calibrated to measure the percentage of alcohol in a mixture of alcohol and water.
- In a further series of experiments he applies to the distilled urines which have been vainly tested by the alcoometer the chromic acid test, and obtains decided indications of the presence of alcohol, either immediately or after a longer or shorter time.1864, Francis Edmund Anstie, Stimulants and Narcotics, page 419
- The quantity is so minute that the alcoometer is not in the least affected by it, and it requires the chromic acid test even to reveal its presence.1868, John Fiske, Tobacco and Alcohol
Forms of alcoometer
| plural | alcoometers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | alcoömeter |
Origin of alcoometer
From alco- + -ometer.
Questions about alcoometer
- What does alcoometer mean?
- Alcoometer means a hydrometer or aerometer calibrated to measure the percentage of alcohol in a mixture of alcohol and water.
- What part of speech is alcoometer?
- Alcoometer is a noun.
- What is the plural of alcoometer?
- The plural of alcoometer is alcoometers.
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