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alcoholometer

[ al-kuh-haw-lom-i-ter, -ho- ]

noun

  1. an instrument for finding the percentage of alcohol in a liquid.


alcoholometer

/ ˌælkəhɒˈlɒmɪtə /

noun

  1. an instrument, such as a specially calibrated hydrometer, for determining the percentage of alcohol in a liquid
“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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Other Words From

  • al·co·hol·o·met·ric [al-k, uh, -haw-l, uh, -, me, -trik, -hol-, uh, -], alco·holo·metri·cal adjective
  • alco·hol·ome·try noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alcoholometer1

1855–60; alcohol + -o- + -meter
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Example Sentences

Relating to the alcoholometer or alcoholometry.

Alcoholometer, al-kō-hol-om′e-tėr, n. an instrument for ascertaining the strength of spirits.—n.

The alcohol content of an aqueous solution may be deduced from a determination of the specific gravity of the solution or directly by the Alcoholometer.

The amount of alcohol present in any alcoholic beverage cannot be obtained directly, but if ⅓ of the liquid be distilled and the distillate made up to the original volume, then the alcohol may be determined by the Alcoholometer.

This form of adulteration may be very easily detected by the use of strong methylic alcohol, in which the alcoholometer of Tralles or of Gay Lussac will indicate about 93��.

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