stalagmometer

stalagmometer definition - medical

stal·ag·mom·e·ter (stălˌăg-mŏmˈĭ-tər)

noun
An instrument for determining exactly the number of drops in a given quantity of liquid, used as a measure of the surface tension of a fluid.

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