alkalimeter

[ al-kuh-lim-i-ter ]

/ ˌæl kəˈlɪm ɪ tər /

noun Physical Chemistry.

an instrument for determining the quantity of carbon dioxide.

Nearby words

alkali rock, alkali soil, alkali-loving, alkalic, alkalify, alkalimeter, alkalimetry, alkaline, alkaline earth, alkaline phosphatase, alkaline soil

Origin of alkalimeter

First recorded in 1820–30; alkali + -meter

Related forms

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

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Examples from the Web for alkalimeter

It will at once be seen that every alkalimeter division of the first of the above acids, and every 10 gr.
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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

alkalimetric (ˌælkəlɪˈmɛtrɪk), adjective

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