Azotometer

//ˌeɪzəʊˈtɒmɪtɚ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen. obsolete

    "The gases passed over a hot roll of copper gauze, then through a weighed calcium chloride tube, which absorbed the water, into an azotometer containing a concentrated solution of potassium hydroxide where the nitrogen was measured."

Synonyms

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nitrometernitrometer

Example

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"The gases passed over a hot roll of copper gauze, then through a weighed calcium chloride tube, which absorbed the water, into an azotometer containing a concentrated solution of potassium hydroxide where the nitrogen was measured."

Etymology

From azote + -o- + -meter.

Related phrases

Bunte's azotometerHorn's azotometerJohnson's azotometerLunge's azotometerWinkler's azotometer

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