saccharimeter
an optical instrument for determining the strength of sugar solutions by measuring the rotation of the plane of polarized light they produce.
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How to use saccharimeter in a sentence
Any cider that will grade 18 or 24 with the saccharimeter in the fall of the year, when it is made, will make good vinegar.
Johnson recommends the picro-saccharimeter figured in the text.
British Dictionary definitions for saccharimeter
/ (ˌsækəˈrɪmɪtə) /
any instrument for measuring the strength of sugar solutions, esp a type of polarimeter for determining the concentration from the extent to which the solution rotates the plane of polarized light
Derived forms of saccharimeter
- saccharimetry, noun
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