eudiometer

[ yoo-dee-om-i-ter ]

/ ˌyu diˈɒm ɪ tər /

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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

eudemonia, eudemonic, eudemonics, eudemonism, eudicotyledon, eudiometer, eudiometry, Eudora, Eudoxus, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Euemerus

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How to use eudiometer in a sentence

The exact details for the preparation of eudiometer tubes are given by Faraday (Chemical Manipulation, § 1200).
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall
The combination of the two gases is brought about in a tube called a eudiometer.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
A eudiometer tube is filled with mercury and inverted in a vessel of the same liquid.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
The consideration of the high qualities of art must not be interrupted by the work of the hammer and the eudiometer.
Modern Painters Volume I (of V)|John Ruskin

A bubble or two of oxygen is now passed into the eudiometer; if nitric oxide is present, red fumes at once develop.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

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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