saccharometer

American  

[sak-uh-rom-i-ter] / ˌsæk əˈrɒm ɪ tər /

noun

Chemistry.

1. an instrument for measuring the amount of sugar in a solution, as by determining the specific gravity of the solution.

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saccharometer British  

/ ˌsækəˈrɒmɪtə /

noun

1. a hydrometer used to measure the strengths of sugar solutions. It is usually calibrated directly to give a reading of concentration

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Other Word Forms

• saccharometric
  adjective
• saccharometrical
  adjective
• saccharometry
  noun

Etymology

Origin of saccharometer

First recorded in 1775–85; saccharo- + -meter

Example Sentences

The saccharometer will indicate the amount of sugar in the must, and its use is so simple, that every one can soon become familiar with it.

From The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines by Husmann, George

The thermometer showing 248�, the saccharometer after this degree ceases to indicate correctly.

From Frye's Practical Candy Maker Comprising Practical Receipts for the Manufacture of Fine "Hand-Made" Candies by Frye, George V.

This stage of ripeness is determined by means of a must-scale or saccharometer.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.

This requires not only constant attention, but some skill as well, for there is no thermometer nor saccharometer in our mountain still-house.

From Our Southern Highlanders by Kephart, Horace

By the thermometer this degree is 220, by saccharometer 33�.

From Frye's Practical Candy Maker Comprising Practical Receipts for the Manufacture of Fine "Hand-Made" Candies by Frye, George V.