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

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

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

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.

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 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 Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)