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lactometer definition

lac·tom·eter (lak täm′ət ər)

noun

a hydrometer for determining the specific gravity, and hence the richness, of milk

Etymology: lacto- + -meter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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