azotometer

See also: Azotometer

English

Etymology

azote + -o- + -meter

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌeɪzəʊˈtɒmɪtɚ/

Noun

azotometer (plural azotometers)

  1. (inorganic chemistry, obsolete) An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen.
    • 1885, American Journal of Science, 3rd Series, Volume 30, page 57:
      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.

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