English Explanatory Dictionary

alcoholometer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer).

Word forms

alcoholometer alcoholometers alcoholimeter alcoholmeter

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. English -meter English -ometer English alcoholometer From alcohol + -ometer.

Related words

alcoholometry
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