saccharimetry

[ sak-uh-rim-i-tree ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. the process of measuring the amount of sugar in a sample, as with a saccharimeter or by polarimetry.

Word History and Origins

Origin of saccharimetry¹

First recorded in 1850–55; sacchar- + -i- + -metry

Example Sentences

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