alcoholometer

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

/ ˌæl kə hɔˈlɒm ɪ tər, -hɒ- /

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noun

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

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Origin of alcoholometer

1855–60; alcohol + -o- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM alcoholometer

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

Words nearby alcoholometer

alcoholicity, alcoholic psychosis, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, alcoholize, alcoholometer, alcohol use disorder, alcoholysis, Alcolock, Alcon, alcool

How to use alcoholometer in a sentence

Gay-Lussacs alcoholometer is used to determine the strength of spirituous liquors.
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
A very convenient alcoholometer for ordinary purposes (d) has been lately produced by some of the instrument makers.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
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

I have never attempted to collect quantities of alcoholics without an alcoholometer in constant use.
Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting|William T. Hornaday

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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