A baume
[boh-mey, boh-mey] /boʊˈmeɪ, ˈboʊ meɪ/
noun
antoine, 1728–1804, french chemist and inventor.
adjective
pertaining to, noting, or calibrated according to a baumé scale.
baumé bau·mé (bō-mā’), antoine. 1728-1804.
french pharmacist who invented a process for making sal ammonia and in 1768 devised an improved hydrometer using the scale that now bears his name.
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