lactometer

[ lak-tom-i-ter ]

/ lækˈtɒm ɪ tər /

noun

an instrument for determining the specific gravity of milk.

Origin of lactometer

First recorded in 1810–20; lacto- + -meter

Words nearby lactometer

lactogen, lactogenesis, lactogenic, lactogenic hormone, lactoglobulin, lactometer, lactone, lactonize, lacto-ovo-vegetarian, lactoprotein, lactorrhea

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Example sentences from the Web for lactometer

An instrument called the lactometer is also used, by which the amount of cream present is ascertained.
A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene|Joseph Chrisman Hutchison
The specific gravity of milk is determined by means of the lactometer, an instrument which sinks to a definite point in pure milk.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder
By means of an inexpensive instrument known as a lactometer, this cheat may easily be detected.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
The reading should be taken when the lactometer is floating free in the milk.
The Book of Cheese|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk

Fig. 17, is a number of glass tubes of equal size, set in a frame called a lactometer or cream guage.
Domestic Animals|Richard L. Allen

British Dictionary definitions for lactometer

lactometer

/ (lækˈtɒmɪtə) /

noun

a hydrometer used to measure the relative density of milk and thus determine its qualityAlso called: galactometer

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单词	lactometer
释义	lactometer [ lak-tom-i-ter ] / lækˈtɒm ɪ tər / noun an instrument for determining the specific gravity of milk. Origin of lactometer First recorded in 1810–20; lacto- + -meter Words nearby lactometer lactogen, lactogenesis, lactogenic, lactogenic hormone, lactoglobulin, lactometer, lactone, lactonize, lacto-ovo-vegetarian, lactoprotein, lactorrhea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lactometer An instrument called the lactometer is also used, by which the amount of cream present is ascertained. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene\|Joseph Chrisman Hutchison The specific gravity of milk is determined by means of the lactometer, an instrument which sinks to a definite point in pure milk. Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value\|Harry Snyder By means of an inexpensive instrument known as a lactometer, this cheat may easily be detected. A Civic Biology\|George William Hunter The reading should be taken when the lactometer is floating free in the milk. The Book of Cheese\|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk Fig. 17, is a number of glass tubes of equal size, set in a frame called a lactometer or cream guage. Domestic Animals\|Richard L. Allen British Dictionary definitions for lactometer lactometer / (lækˈtɒmɪtə) / noun a hydrometer used to measure the relative density of milk and thus determine its qualityAlso called: galactometer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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