gasometry

American

[gas-om-i-tree] / gæsˈɒm ɪ tri /

noun

Chemistry.

the measurement of gases.

gasometry British

/ ɡæsˈɒmɪtrɪ, ˌɡæsəˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

the measurement of quantities of gases

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Other Word Forms

gasometric adjective
gasometrical adjective
gasometrically adverb

Etymology

Origin of gasometry

First recorded in 1780–90; gas + -o- + -metry

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Much later, Graham found in prepared graphite a material far better adapted to this purpose than the plaster, and he used septa of this mineral to confirm his early results, in answer to certain ill-considered criticisms in Bunsen's work on gasometry.

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It is essential in gasometry to fix upon some standard pressure to which all measurements can be reduced.

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