saccharometern.
/sakəˈrɒmɪtə/ 1. A form of hydrometer for estimating the amount of sugar in a solution by specific gravity; used esp. in brewing to ascertain the amount of saccharine or fermentable matter in wort.
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saccharometer1784
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1784 J. Richardson (title) Statical estimates of the materials of brewing, showing the use of the saccharometer.
1836–41 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. (ed. 5) 1257 An instrument not quite correctly called a saccharometer, since it is influenced by all the contents of the wort, and not by the sugar only.
1880 Act 43 & 44 Vict. c. 24 §21 The gravity of the wort or wash..can be ascertained by the prescribed saccharometer.
2. Used for saccharimeter n. rare.
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1866 J. F. W. Herschel Familiar Lect. Sci. Subj. (1871) 392 An elegant instrument called the saccharometer, by which the quantity of sugar contained in a given solution is ascertained by simple inspection of the tint.
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