lactometern.
/lakˈtɒmᵻtə/, U.S. /lækˈtɑmədər/ An instrument for gauging the purity of milk.
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lactometer1817
galactometer1826
amylometer1876
pioscopea1884
chondrometer1897
1817 Blackwood's Mag. 2 219 A Lactometer, for ascertaining the comparative value of each cow's milk in a dairy.
1872 Echo 8 Oct. 5 Milk which was proved by the lactometer to be more than half water.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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