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Saybolt universal seconds

/ ˈseɪˌbəʊlt /

noun

  1. functioning as singular a US measurement of viscosity similar in type to the British Redwood seconds
“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 Saybolt universal seconds1

named after G. M. Saybolt (died 1924), US chemist, who proposed it

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