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saccharimetry

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sac⋅cha⋅rim⋅e⋅try

[sak-uh-rim-i-tree]
–noun Biochemistry.
the process of measuring the amount of sugar in a sample, as with a saccharimeter or by polarimetry.

Origin:
1850–55; sacchar- + -i- + -metry
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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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