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

• saccharometry
  noun
• saccharometric
  adjective
• saccharometrical
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of saccharometer

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

saccharometer

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 Horace Kephart

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

From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

If the saccharometer shows too great or too little reduction, the matter is easily regulated by varying the steam pressure in the evaporator by means of a valve in the supply pipe.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 by Various

After that the steam is turned on fully, and the juice boils until it reaches the solidity of twenty-five degrees, as measured by the saccharometer.

From Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various

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

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

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