Alcoholometer
an instrument for finding the percentage of alcohol in a liquid.
historical examples
this instrument is sometimes called richters alcoholometer, in england.
cooley’s cyclopdia of practical receipts and collateral information in the arts, manufactures, professions, and trades…, sixth edition, volume i arnold cooley
field’s alcoholometer, since improved by ure, is based upon this principle.
a practical handbook on the distillation of alcohol from farm products f. b. wright
i have never attempted to collect quant-ties of alcoholics without an alcoholometer in constant use.
taxidermy and zoological collecting william t. hornaday
therefore i say, buy an alcoholometer at all hazards, and carry it and a suitable test-gl-ss with your outfit.
taxidermy and zoological collecting william t. hornaday
the spirit used should be reduced to about proof, and the traveller should always be provided with an alcoholometer.
shifts and expedients of camp life, travel & exploration w. b. lord
noun
an instrument, such as a specially calibrated hydrometer, for determining the percentage of alcohol in a liquid
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