alcoometer

Etymology

From alco- + -ometer.

alcoometer means A hydrometer or aerometer calibrated to measure the percentage of alcohol in a mixture of alcohol and water. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 73 out of 100.

noun

A hydrometer or aerometer calibrated to measure the percentage of alcohol in a mixture of alcohol and water.“In a further series of experiments he applies to the distilled urines which have been vainly tested by the alcoometer the chromic acid test, and obtains decided indications of the presence of alcohol, either immediately or after a longer or shorter time.”