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lysimeter

American  
[lahy-sim-i-ter] / laɪˈsɪm ɪ tər /

noun

  1. an instrument for determining the amount of water-soluble matter in soil.

lysimeter British  
/ laɪˈsɪmɪtə /

noun

  1. an instrument for determining solubility, esp the amount of water-soluble matter in soil

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Etymology

Origin of lysimeter

First recorded in 1875–80; lysi- + -meter

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Lysimeter, lī-sim′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring the rate of percolation of rain through a soil.

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