nitrometer

American  

[nahy-trom-i-ter] / naɪˈtrɒm ɪ tər /

noun

1. an apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or nitrogen compounds in a substance or mixture.

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nitrometer British  

/ ˌnaɪtrəʊˈmɛtrɪk, naɪˈtrɒmɪtə /

noun

1. an instrument for measuring the amount of nitrogen in a substance

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Other Word Forms

• nitrometric adjective

Etymology

Origin of nitrometer

First recorded in 1820–30; nitro- + -meter

Example Sentences

This is based upon the measurement of the nitric oxide evolved on shaking up a weighed quantity of the nitrate with sulphuric acid over mercury in a nitrometer.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

To collect the gas, raise the nitrometer off the rubber stopper, and place the gas tube from the decomposition apparatus in the glass dish W and under the opening of the nitrometer.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)

For the O.NO2 groups we have found the nitrometer and the Schloesing methods to give concordant results.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.

The nitrometer should be of a capacity 150 to 200 c.c., and should contain a bulb of 100 c.c. capacity at the top, and should be fitted with a Greiner and Friederich's three-way tap.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)

The acid mixture may be taken by volume for determining nitric oxide in nitrometer.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)