eudiometric

 [yoo-dee-om-i-ter]  

eu·di·om·e·ter

   [yoo-dee-om-i-ter]
noun Chemistry.
a graduated glass measuring tube for gas analysis.
Origin:
1770–80; < Greek eúdio(s) clear, mild (literally, well skied, equivalent to eu- eu- + di-, stem of Zeus god of the sky + -os adj. suffix) + -meter

Related forms
eu·di·o·met·ric  [yoo-dee-uh-me-trik] , eu·di·o·met·ri·cal, adjective
eu·di·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
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eudiometer (ˌjuːdɪˈɒmɪtə)
 
—n
a graduated glass tube used in the study and volumetric analysis of gas reactions
 
[C18: from Greek eudios, literally: clear skied (from eu- + Dios, genitive of Zeus god of the heavens) + -meter]
 
eudiometric
 
—adj
 
eudio'metrical
 
—adj
 
eudio'metrically
 
—adv
 
eudi'ometry
 
—n

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