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alkalimeter

American  
[al-kuh-lim-i-ter] / ˌæl kəˈlɪm ɪ tər /

noun

Physical Chemistry.

  1. an instrument for determining the quantity of carbon dioxide.

alkalimeter British  
/ ˌælkəlɪˈmɛtrɪk, ˌælkəˈlɪmɪtə /

noun

  1. an apparatus for determining the concentration of alkalis in solution

  2. an apparatus for determining the quantity of carbon dioxide in carbonates

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Other Word Forms

  • alkalimetric adjective
  • alkalimetrical adjective
  • alkalimetrically adverb
  • alkalimetry noun

Etymology

Origin of alkalimeter

First recorded in 1820–30; alkali + -meter

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The alkalimeter is merely a graduated tube—a burette—with a stopcock at the lower extremity, from which the standard acid is dropped into water in which a known weight of the substance is dissolved.

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