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saccharimeter

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sac⋅cha⋅rim⋅e⋅ter

[sak-uh-rim-i-ter]
–noun
an optical instrument for determining the strength of sugar solutions by measuring the rotation of the plane of polarized light they produce.

Origin:
1870–75; sacchar- + -i- + -meter
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sac·cha·rim·e·ter   (sāk'ə-rĭm'ĭ-tər)   
n.  
  1. A polarimeter that indicates the concentration of sugar in a solution.

  2. An instrument that determines the concentration of sugar in a fermenting solution from carbon dioxide measurements.

sac'cha·rim'e·try n.
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Main Entry: sac·cha·rim·e·ter
Pronunciation: "sak-&-'rim-&t-&r
Function: noun
: a device for measuring the amount ofsugar in a solution; especially : a polarimeter so used —sac·char·i·met·ric /s&-"kar-&-'me-trik/ adjectivesac·cha·rim·e·try /"sak-&-'rim-&-trE/ noun plural -tries
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