† oilometern.
Obsolete.
1. A hydrometer for measuring the relative density of oils (and hence their purity).
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [noun] > oiliness > contrivance for testing or measuring
oleometer1836
oil test1854
oil tester1855
oilometer1860
1860 Sci. Amer. 24 Mar. 202/1 Every fixed fluid oil has its own specific gravity, and as linseed is the heaviest, its purity can be determined by testing with an ‘oilometer’.
1876 Catal. Special Loan Coll. Sci. Apparatus S. Kensington Mus. 97 Oiliometer. An instrument for ascertaining the density of oils.
2. A large tank for the storage of oil.
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the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > place where anything is or may be stored > receptacle > for liquids > specific
gas holder1800
gasometer1808
oilometer1897
1897 Westm. Gaz. 12 Jan. 7/2 The Russian Oil Company, whose works..include scores of ‘oilometers’, besides quantities of oil in every stage of preparation.
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