saccharometer

[ sak-uh-rom-i-ter ]

/ ˌsæk əˈrɒm ɪ tər /

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noun Chemistry.

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

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Origin of saccharometer

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

OTHER WORDS FROM saccharometer

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

Words nearby saccharometer

saccharofarinaceous, saccharoid, saccharolactic acid, saccharolytic, saccharometabolism, saccharometer, Saccharomyces, saccharomycete, saccharose, saccharum, Saccidananda

How to use saccharometer in a sentence

Page 99, reference to Saccharometer: there is no article Saccharometer; the saccharometer is discussed in the article Beer only.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
The thermometer showing 248, the saccharometer after this degree ceases to indicate correctly.
Frye's Practical Candy Maker|George V. Frye
The thermometer will show at this degree, 226, saccharometer, 37.
Frye's Practical Candy Maker|George V. Frye
The reason is obvious from what has been said of the test by the optical saccharometer.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882|Various

The strength of worts is ascertained by means of an instrument termed a saccharometer.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

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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