saccharimetry

American  

[sak-uh-rim-i-tree] / ˌsæk əˈrɪm ɪ tri /

noun

Biochemistry.

1. the process of measuring the amount of sugar in a sample, as with a saccharimeter or by polarimetry.

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Etymology

Origin of saccharimetry

First recorded in 1850–55; sacchar- + -i- + -metry