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eudiometer

[ yoo-dee-om-i-ter ]
/ ˌyu diˈɒm ɪ tər /

noun Chemistry.

a graduated glass measuring tube for gas analysis.

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Origin of eudiometer

1770–80; <Greek eúdio(s) clear, mild (literally, well skied, equivalent to eu-eu- + di-, stem of Zeus god of the sky + -os adj. suffix) + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM eudiometer

eu·di·o·met·ric [yoo-dee-uh-me-trik], /ˌyu di əˈmɛ trɪk/, eu·di·o·met·ri·cal, adjectiveeu·di·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby eudiometer

eudemonic, eudemonics, eudemonism, eudiaphoresis, eudicotyledon, eudiometer, eudiometry, Eudora, Eudoxus, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Euemerus
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British Dictionary definitions for eudiometer

eudiometer
/ (ˌjuːdɪˈɒmɪtə) /

noun

a graduated glass tube used in the study and volumetric analysis of gas reactions

Derived forms of eudiometer

eudiometric (ˌjuːdɪəˈmɛtrɪk) or eudiometrical, adjectiveeudiometrically, adverbeudiometry, noun

Word Origin for eudiometer

C18: from Greek eudios, literally: clear skied (from eu- + Dios, genitive of Zeus god of the heavens) + -meter
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