saccharometer

[ sak-uh-rom-i-ter ]

/ ˌsæk əˈrɒm ɪ tər /

noun Chemistry.

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

Nearby words

saccharofarinaceous, saccharoid, saccharolactic acid, saccharolytic, saccharometabolism, saccharometer, saccharomyces, saccharomycete, saccharose, saccharum, saccidananda

Origin of saccharometer

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

Related forms

sac·cha·ro·met·ric

[sak-uh-roh-me-trik] /ˌsæk ə roʊˈmɛ trɪk/, sac·cha·ro·met·ri·cal, adjectivesac·cha·rom·e·try, noun

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Examples from the Web for saccharometer

The thermometer will show at this degree, 226, saccharometer, 37.
Frye's Practical Candy Maker|George V. Frye
This stage of ripeness is determined by means of a must-scale or saccharometer.
Manual of American Grape-Growing|U. P. Hedrick
The thermometer showing 248, the saccharometer after this degree ceases to indicate correctly.
Frye's Practical Candy Maker|George V. Frye
The strength of worts is ascertained by means of an instrument termed a saccharometer.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

This is a hard time for almost any man, who feels his random mind dipped into with a spirit-gauge and a saccharometer.
Mary Anerley|R. D. Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for saccharometer

saccharometer

/ (ˌsækəˈrɒmɪtə) /

noun

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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