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saccharimeter

(sak′ə rim′ət ər)

noun

an instrument, as a form of polarimeter used to determine the amount of sugar in a solution

Origin: Fr saccharimètre: see saccharo- & -meter

See saccharimeter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A polarimeter that indicates the concentration of sugar in a solution.
An instrument that determines the concentration of sugar in a fermenting solution from carbon dioxide measurements.

Related Forms:

sacˌcha·rimˈe·try noun

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