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eudiometer

[ yoo-dee-om-i-ter ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a graduated glass measuring tube for gas analysis.


eudiometer

/ ˌjuːdɪˈɒmɪtə; ˌjuːdɪəˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

  1. a graduated glass tube used in the study and volumetric analysis of gas reactions
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Derived Forms

  • eudiometric, adjective
  • ˌeudiˈometry, noun
  • ˌeudioˈmetrically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • eu·di·o·met·ric [yoo-dee-, uh, -, me, -trik], eudi·o·metri·cal adjective
  • eudi·o·metri·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eudiometer1

1770–80; < Greek eúdio ( s ) clear, mild (literally, well skied, equivalent to eu- eu- + di-, stem of Zeus god of the sky + -os adj. suffix) + -meter
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eudiometer1

C18: from Greek eudios, literally: clear skied (from eu- + Dios , genitive of Zeus god of the heavens) + -meter
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Example Sentences

The exact details for the preparation of eudiometer tubes are given by Faraday (Chemical Manipulation, § 1200).

The combination of the two gases is brought about in a tube called a eudiometer.

A eudiometer tube is filled with mercury and inverted in a vessel of the same liquid.

The consideration of the high qualities of art must not be interrupted by the work of the hammer and the eudiometer.

A bubble or two of oxygen is now passed into the eudiometer; if nitric oxide is present, red fumes at once develop.

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