alcoholometer

[al-kuh-haw-lom-i-ter, -ho-]

noun

an instrument for finding the percentage of alcohol in a liquid.

Origin of alcoholometer

1855–60; alcohol + -o- + -meter

Related formsal·co·hol·o·met·ric

[al-kuh-haw-luh-me-trik, -hol-uh-] /ˌæl kəˌhɔ ləˈmɛ trɪk, -ˌhɒl ə-/, al·co·hol·o·met·ri·cal, adjectiveal·co·hol·om·e·try, noun

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Examples from the Web for alcoholometer

Historical Examples of alcoholometer

Field's alcoholometer, since improved by Ure, is based upon this principle.
A Practical Handbook on the Distillation of Alcohol from Farm Products
F. B. Wright
I have never attempted to collect quantities of alcoholics without an alcoholometer in constant use.
Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting
William T. Hornaday
Therefore I say, buy an alcoholometer at all hazards, and carry it and a suitable test-glass with your outfit.
Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting
William T. Hornaday
This instrument is sometimes called Richters alcoholometer, in England.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
The spirit used should be reduced to about proof, and the traveller should always be provided with an alcoholometer.
Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life, Travel & Exploration
W. B. Lord

British Dictionary definitions for alcoholometer

alcoholometer

noun

an instrument, such as a specially calibrated hydrometer, for determining the percentage of alcohol in a liquid

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