saccharimeter

[ sak-uh-rim-i-ter ]

noun

1. an optical instrument for determining the strength of sugar solutions by measuring the rotation of the plane of polarized light they produce.

saccharimeter

/ ˌsækəˈrɪmɪtə /

noun

1. any instrument for measuring the strength of sugar solutions, esp a type of polarimeter for determining the concentration from the extent to which the solution rotates the plane of polarized light

Derived Forms

• ˌsacchaˈrimetry, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of saccharimeter¹

First recorded in 1870–75; sacchar- + -i- + -meter

Example Sentences

Saccharimeter after Mitcherlich improved form.

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Any cider that will grade 18 or 24 with the saccharimeter in the fall of the year, when it is made, will make good vinegar.

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It is a saccharimeter," explained Kennedy, also looking at it, "an instrument used to detect the amount of sugar held in solution, a form of the polariscope.

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Kennedy had finished adjusting another instrument which was much like the saccharimeter, only more complicated, when the racing of an engine outside announced the arrival of the party in one of the police department cars.

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