tensimetern.
/tɛnˈsɪmɪtə/ An instrument for measuring vapour pressure.
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1907 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 29 1055 The hygrometer used above may conveniently serve the purpose of a tensimeter.
1946 J. R. Partington Gen. & Inorg. Chem. iii. 54 The dissociation pressure of a salt hydrate is measured in a tensimeter.
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