any instrument for measuring the strength of sugar solutions, esp a type of polarimeter for determining the concentration from the extent to which the solution rotates the plane of polarized light
Derived forms
saccharimetry (ˌsacchaˈrimetry)
noun
saccharimeter in American English
(ˌsækəˈrɪmətər)
noun
an instrument, as a form of polarimeter used to determine the amount of sugar ina solution