azotometer
noun/ˌeɪzəʊˈtɒmɪtɚ/
Etymology From azote + -o- + -meter.
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Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Obsolete An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen.
- 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.1885, American Journal of Science, 3rd Series, Volume 30, page 57:
- Synonyms
- nitrometer
- Derived terms
- Bunte's azotometer, Horn's azotometer, Johnson's azotometer, Lunge's azotometer, Winkler's azotometer
- Related terms
- azotometric, azotometry