acidimeter

American  

[as-i-dim-i-ter] / ˌæs ɪˈdɪm ɪ tər /

noun

Chemistry.

1. an instrument for measuring the amount of acid in a solution.

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acidimeter British  

/ ˌæsɪˈdɪmɪtə /

noun

1. any instrument or standard solution for determining the amount of acid in a sample solution

2. another name for acidometer

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Etymology

Origin of acidimeter

First recorded in 1830–40; acid + -i- + -meter

Example Sentences

The acidimeter referred to was afterwards improved, by making the tube longer and more narrow, and dividing it into tenths of per cents, instead of fourths; thus dividing the whole above 0 into thousandths.

From The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines by Husmann, George

The apparatus used with these reagents is called the acidimeter.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

This defect was remedied in a new acidimeter, invented by Mr. Geisler, who also invented the new vaporimeter for the determination of the quantity of alcohol contained in wine.

From The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines by Husmann, George