butyrometern.
/bjuːtɪˈrɒmɪtə/ An instrument for estimating the percentage of butter-fat in milk. Cf. lactobutyrometer n. at lacto- comb. form 1.
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butyrometer1902
1863 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 24 ii. 315 Marchand's lacto~butyrometer.]
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 360/1 The butyrometer is extremely useful, alike for measuring periodically the fat-producing capacity of individual cows in a herd, for rapidly ascertaining the percentage of fat in milk delivered to factories [etc.].
1961 B.S.I. News Sept. 13/1 Milk hydrometers, butyrometers, [etc.].
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