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

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

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.

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

By the thermometer this degree is 220, by saccharometer 33�.

From Frye's Practical Candy Maker Comprising Practical Receipts for the Manufacture of Fine "Hand-Made" Candies by Frye, George V.

Continue the boiling, and raising the skimmer, blow through it, if small air bubbles appear on opposite side, the blow is reached, and the thermometer will show 230�, saccharometer, 40�.

From Frye's Practical Candy Maker Comprising Practical Receipts for the Manufacture of Fine "Hand-Made" Candies by Frye, George V.