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odorometer

odorometer noun: a device used to measure the intensity of a smell.

Noun

odorometer (plural odorometers)

  1. A device used to measure the intensity of a smell
    • Most of the odorometers now in use have been designed so that measured quantities of odorized gas are mixed with air furnished by an electrically driven blower.1954, Proceedings - American Gas Association, volume 36, page 717
    • The types of detectors of importance are the odorometer, titrators, and the odotron.1985, United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration, Guidance manual for operators of small gas systems, page 192

Forms of odorometer

pluralodorometers

Origin of odorometer

From Latin odor + -meter.

Questions about odorometer

What does odorometer mean?
Odorometer means a device used to measure the intensity of a smell.
What part of speech is odorometer?
Odorometer is a noun.
What is the plural of odorometer?
The plural of odorometer is odorometers.

Words near odorometer in the dictionary

  1. odorlessly
  2. odorlessness
  3. odorobioside
  4. odorome
  5. odoromes
  6. odorometer
  7. odorometers
  8. odorometric
  9. odoroside
  10. odorosity
  11. odorotrioside

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