alkalimeter

[ al-kuh-lim-i-ter ]

/ ˌæl kəˈlɪm ɪ tər /

Save This Word!

noun Physical Chemistry.

an instrument for determining the quantity of carbon dioxide.

QUIZ

GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!

Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.

Question 1 of 9

Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of alkalimeter

First recorded in 1820–30; alkali + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM alkalimeter

al·ka·li·met·ric

[al-kuh-luh-me-trik], /ˌæl kə ləˈmɛ trɪk/, al·ka·li·met·ri·cal, adjectiveal·ka·li·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbal·ka·lim·e·try, noun

Words nearby alkalimeter

alkalify, alkali grass, alkali-loving, alkali metal, alkali metaprotein, alkalimeter, alkalimetry, alkaline, alkaline-ash diet, alkaline earth, alkaline-earth metal

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use alkalimeter in a sentence

There is another system of preparing standard acids by means of a Faradays alkalimeter.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
It will at once be seen that every alkalimeter division of the first of the above acids, and every 10 gr.
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 alkalimeter

alkalimeter

/ (ˌælkəˈlɪmɪtə) /

noun

an apparatus for determining the concentration of alkalis in solution

an apparatus for determining the quantity of carbon dioxide in carbonates

Derived forms of alkalimeter

alkalimetric (ˌælkəlɪˈmɛtrɪk), adjective

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012