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lactoscope

[ lak-tuh-skohp ]

noun

  1. an optical device for determining the amount of cream in milk.


lactoscope

/ ˈlæktəˌskəʊp /

noun

  1. an instrument for measuring the amount of cream in milk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lactoscope1

First recorded in 1855–60; lacto- + -scope
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Example Sentences

The lactoscope possesses, however, but a limited degree of precision.

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