nitrometer
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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
An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen; a nitrometer.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
The nitrogen in nitro-glycerine may of course be determined by the nitrometer, but in this case it is better to take a much smaller quantity of the substance.
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.
In working with nitrate of soda, &c., in the bulb nitrometer, it is necessary to take a quantity of the substance which will yield more than 100 and less than 150 c.c. of the gas.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
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