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

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)

Generally speaking, the lower the nitrogen content of a guncotton, as found by the nitrometer, the higher the percentage of matters soluble in a mixture of ether-alcohol.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

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)

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

The arrows show the inlet and outlet for the cooling water that is kept running through the water jacket round the nitrometer tube.

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