alcoholometer

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

/ ˌæl kə hɔˈlɒm ɪ tər, -hɒ- /

noun

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

Nearby words

alcoholic psychosis, alcoholicity, alcoholics anonymous, alcoholism, alcoholize, alcoholometer, alcoholysis, alcolock, alcon, alcool, alcopop

Origin of alcoholometer

1855–60; alcohol + -o- + -meter

Related forms

al·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

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
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

British Dictionary definitions for alcoholometer

alcoholometer

/ (ˌælkəhɒˈlɒmɪtə) /

noun

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

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