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eudiometer

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

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a graduated glass measuring tube for gas analysis.


eudiometer British  
/ ˌjuːdɪˈɒmɪtə, ˌjuːdɪəˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

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

"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

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Etymology

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

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Alessandro Volta designed a eudiometer for exploding bad-smelling gases with electricity.

From Time Magazine Archive

It includes the following specimens: 3 chemical retorts, 6 bell jars, 1 gas collecting flask, 6 flasks, 4 funnels, 23 miscellaneous metal and glass objects, and 1 eudiometer.

From Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers by Bedini, Silvio A.

A eudiometer tube is filled with mercury and inverted in a vessel of the same liquid.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

If the two gases are introduced into the eudiometer in the exact proportions in which they combine, after the combination has taken place the liquid will rise and completely fill the tube.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

The gas collected in the tube of Fontana's eudiometer had been shaken for a long time with water.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von

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