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eudiometer
[ yoo-dee-om-i-ter ]
noun
- a graduated glass measuring tube for gas analysis.
eudiometer
/ ˌjuːdɪˈɒmɪtə; ˌjuːdɪəˈmɛtrɪk /
noun
- a graduated glass tube used in the study and volumetric analysis of gas reactions
Derived Forms
- eudiometric, adjective
- ˌeudiˈometry, noun
- ˌeudioˈmetrically, adverb
Other Words From
- eu·di·o·met·ric [yoo-dee-, uh, -, me, -trik], eudi·o·metri·cal adjective
- eudi·o·metri·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of eudiometer1
Word History and Origins
Origin of eudiometer1
Example Sentences
It includes the following specimens: 3 chemical retorts, 6 bell jars, 1 gas collecting flask, 6 flasks, 4 funnels, 23 miscellaneous metal and glass objects, and 1 eudiometer.
Detonating Tube, a species of eudiometer, being a stout glass tube used in chemical analysis for detonating gaseous bodies.
The consideration of the high qualities of art must not be interrupted by the work of the hammer and the eudiometer.
If the two gases are introduced into the eudiometer in the exact proportions in which they combine, after the combination has taken place the liquid will rise and completely fill the tube.
The eudiometer, a most curious instrument for fixing the purity of air, by measuring the proportion of oxygen, was discovered by Dr. Priestley.
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