saccharometer

[sak-uh-rom-i-ter]

noun Chemistry.

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

Origin of saccharometer

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

Related formssac·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

Historical Examples of saccharometer

This stage of ripeness is determined by means of a must-scale or saccharometer.
Manual of American Grape-Growing
U. P. Hedrick
The thermometer will show at this degree, 226, saccharometer, 37.
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
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

British Dictionary definitions for saccharometer

saccharometer

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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