glucometern.
/ɡluːˈkɒmᵻtə/, U.S. /ˌɡluˈkɑmədər/ 1. Any of various devices used to measure the concentration of glucose, chiefly in blood; esp. one designed for personal use by diabetics.Cf. glucose meter n. at glucose n. Compounds 2.
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1857 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 31 Oct. 912/1 The instrument, named a Glucometer..is constructed upon the fact, that glucose or diabetic sugar, when boiled with a solution of carbonate of potash, gives rise to an amber colour, and that the tint is in proportion to the quantity of sugar.
1940 Industr. & Engin. Chem. (Industr. ed.) 32 1361/1 Changes in optical activity were followed with a Jellet-Cornu compensated half-shadow glucometer, using a white light source.
1996 Pulse 20 Apr. 68/1 The tools of the 1980s such as peak flow meters, standard ECG machines, nebulisers and glucometers are about to be overtaken by some stunning electronic wizardry.
2008 N.Y. Times Mag. 12 Oct. 36 A friend had left a glucometer in his house... He checked his blood sugar.
2. A type of gravimeter for measuring the approximate sugar concentration in wine. Now chiefly historical.
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1872 J. L. W. Thudichum & A. Dupré Treat. on Origin, Nature, & Varieties of Wine iv. 102 The sugar can be easily ascertained by the use of a so-called glucometer, or spindle of glass, such as is used for ascertaining specific gravities in general.
1921 Internat. Rev. Sci. & Pract. Agric. 12 329 The average sugar content for 30 years (according to the Babo glucometer) was 17.3 %.
1996 H. W. Paul Sci., Vine, & Wine in Mod. France vii. 213 The breakage from too high a pressure in the bottle could be kept to a minimum by controlling the quantity of sugar added..so as never to go beyond 10 to 12 degrees on the glucometer of Cadet de Vaux.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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