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lactimeter

lactimeter is the misspelling of lactometer.

Meaning of lactometer

Noun

lactometer (plural lactometers)

  1. A device that estimates the cream content of milk by measuring its specific gravity.
    • The lactometer is employed in detecting the adulteration of milk with water; […]1948, Joseph Price Remington, Practice of Pharmacy, page 63

Questions about lactimeter

What is lactimeter the misspelling of?
Lactimeter is the misspelling of lactometer.

Words near lactimeter in the dictionary

  1. lactify
  2. lactifying
  3. lactigenic
  4. lactigenous
  5. lactim
  6. lactimeter
  7. lactimide
  8. lactimides
  9. lactimidomycin
  10. lactims
  11. lactin

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